Firefly’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 set a new benchmark for commercial lunar exploration, lasting longer than any previous private mission and delivering 10 NASA instruments to the Moon. The mission ...

Firefly Aerospace’s successful moon lander has yielded a trove of data that scientists will pore over for years.

The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, conducted a series of experiments. It drilled three feet into the lunar soil, took X-ray images of the magnetic bubble that surrounds and protects Earth ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 successfully completed its two-week mission on the Moon, becoming the first fully ...

The Cedar Park company's robot spent 14 days on the moon, the equivalent of one lunar day. Firefly says it's the longest ...

Blue Ghost, a Texas-built lunar lander, sent its final message home from the moon’s surface Sunday before powering down and ...

Astronomy contributor and lunar expert Robert Reeves looks back on a Texas-sized achievement in Moon exploration.

Blue Ghost, a private lunar lander from Austin-based Firefly, captured the first high-definition sunset pictures from the ...

Listen to Story Two payloads will continue to operate throughout the power cycles Blue Ghost will gradually return to full power Its mission is pivotal in enhancing our understanding of the Moon's ...

Listen to Story This data will be invaluable for understanding the Moon's formation and evolution The use of magnetotelluric sounding is a novel approach Scientists can infer the presence of molten ...

(NEXSTAR) – A treat awaits sky gazers in the month of March – the moon will take on a deep, reddish hue as it slips into the Earth’s shadow during a total lunar eclipse. The celestial ...

Just look at the two Texas-based companies that landed spacecraft on the moon this week. The Blue Ghost mission by Firefly Aerospace landed on the moon on Sunday, loaded with experiments to test ...