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Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Is Now Orbiting the Moon

Blue Ghost lander just reached lunar orbit: What it's been up to on the way to the moon

The lander, Blue Ghost, fired its engines for four minutes Thursday to propel the spacecraft into lunar orbit ahead of a planned March 2 landing.

CNET · 2d

The Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Is Now Orbiting the Moon, Taking Dazzling Photographs

Along with Blue Ghost, NASA launched the Tenacious lunar rover from Japanese company ispace. It's one of the smallest planetary rovers ever designed, and it wouldn't look out of place in an RC car toy shop. Tenacious measures 10 inches tall and weighs just 5 pounds.

Digital Trends · 3d

Say hello to the moon in stunning footage as Blue Ghost enters lunar orbit

While in lunar orbit, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander captured an image of the Moon’s south pole on the far left. Firefly Aerospace The hits from Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost mission to the ...

Space on MSN · 2d

Welcome to the moon! Firefly's Blue Ghost lander reaches lunar orbit (video, photos)

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander reached lunar orbit on Thursday (Feb. 13) and snapped some photos to commemorate the milestone.

Daily Galaxy on MSN · 2d

Blue Ghost Successfully Reaches Lunar Orbit—Next Stop: Mare Crisium

In a major achievement for both Firefly Aerospace and the future of lunar exploration, the Blue Ghost lander has officially reached lunar orbit. This momentous event, which took place on February 13,

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There's a slight chance Asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit Moon in 2032

Very unlikely, but could make for a neat light show if it does There is a chance, albeit slim, that asteroid 2024 YR4 could ...

Space.com on MSN3h

Does the moon look smaller tonight? Here's why a 'micromoon' rises

The moon's orbit is elliptical, or oval-shaped, meaning as its distance from our planet changes, its apparent size changes, too — but only slightly.

Chilling animations depict effect ‘city-killer’ asteroid would have on Earth — as experts warn moon also in danger

Chilling animations depict the apocalyptic impact that “city-killer” asteroid YR4 2024 could have if it did hit Earth — while ...

How NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will make a looping voyage to the moon

Before arriving at the moon, the small satellite mission will use the gravity of the sun, Earth, and moon over several months ...

Space.com18d

New moon calendar 2025: When is the next new moon?

The dark skies during a new moon provide ideal conditions for spotting skywatching targets that would otherwise be outshined by moonlight. The next new moon will occur on Thursday, Feb. 27 at ...

Country Living (UK) on MSN6d

The different phases of the moon explained: A handy lunar cycle guide

Understand the moon phases and you can wager a pretty good guess for when the next full moon is no matter where we are in the ...

13d

Blue Origin to simulate lunar gravity during New Shepard launch: How to watch

A Blue Origin spacecraft will attempt to mimic lunar gravity in a daring maneuver during a planned Tuesday morning launch ...

The Associated Press on MSN12d

How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...

20d

Chinese Lunar New Year 2025: Which Zodiac Animal Are You?

This week’s new moon, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, will signal the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which this year is ...

The Debrief5d

DARPA Program Plans to Build Massive Structures in Orbit with Paradigm-Shifting Technology

DARPA is testing new in-space manufacturing techniques that could enable the construction of massive, mass-efficient ...

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