Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander marks the first fully successful commercial moon mission, achieving all objectives and ...

Additionally, a second moon would increase the occurrence of eclipses. The moon takes nearly 29.5 days to complete a full lunar cycle. However, if Earth had a second moon, it would go through ...

A second commercially-built ... and we'll confirm that over the coming days as we get that data down." The touchdown came one year after Intuitive's first moon lander, named Odysseus, landed ...

When sunlight hits Earth’s atmosphere during a lunar eclipse, light frequencies toward the blue end of the visible spectrum ...

Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is ...

We now have shots of the Athena moon lander's final resting place. Athena, the second lunar lander ... communication with the Earth," the company wrote in a March 7 mission update.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander went dark in the lunar night on Sunday (March 16) as expected, bringing an end to ...

Now, the Houston-based firm is gearing up for a second ... tag is $62.5 million. "Landing on the Moon is very challenging," said Kearns. "It's a lot tougher than landing on Earth, where we have ...

With two commercial moon landers already on their way, Houston-based Intuitive Machines launched its second robotic lander ... stage engines roared to life at 7:16 p.m. EST, pushing the booster ...

March's full moon, known as the Worm Moon, will bring a stunning total lunar eclipse, turning the Moon a deep reddish hue in ...

Now, the Houston-based firm is gearing up for a second ... tag is $62.5 million. "Landing on the moon is very challenging," said Kearns. "It's a lot tougher than landing on Earth, where we have ...

A stunning Blood Moon March 13/14 caps off plenty of planetary action and sparkling stars in the sky this week.