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Blue Ghost orbits the moon

Blue Ghost spacecraft captures rare, stunnning views of Earth eclipsing the moon

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft took some unique photos of our home planet on its Mission 1 flight to the moon in late January and early February. The spacecraft is now in orbit around the moon,

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Private Blue Ghost moon lander captures amazing footage of Earth behind and lunar surface below (video)

Blue Ghost is aiming to become the second private lander to successfully soft-land on the moon, just over a year after Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander. If all goes well, the solar-powered spacecraft will operate on the surface of the moon for one lunar day, or about 14 Earth days, with lunar sunset expected to bring an end to the mission.

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Days away from landing attempt, Blue Ghost spacecraft shares stunning close-ups of the moon

Blue Ghost has captured its first images of the moon from lunar orbit as the spacecraft’s landing attempt on the surface approaches. See the spectacular views here.

Lunar lander Athena is packed and ready to explore moon

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Lunar lander Athena is packed and ready to explore the moon: Here’s what on board

Intuitive Machines designed and will operate the Athena lunar lander on the company's second voyage to the moon's south pole to hunt for water.

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A new lunar lander is set to launch to the moon's south pole this week

A robotic moon lander is about to launch on a SpaceX rocket. It's the second lunar mission for a private company that last year became the first to successfully land on the moon’s surface.

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Intuitive Machines' lunar lander Athena set to blast off to the moon

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is about to launch a number of missions, including a private lunar lander, a lunar satellite for NASA and a prospecting probe for an asteroid-mining company

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Nasa feared giant asteroid had 20pc chance of hitting Earth

Risk to planet from 2024 YR4, a football pitch-sized space rock, has been ‘significantly’ downgraded… but the Moon remains in ...

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Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses significant threat to Earth in 2032, NASA's latest analysis determines

The 2024 YR4 asteroid, which is nearly the size of a football field, now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in ...

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Where will the 'Blood Moon' total lunar eclipse be visible in March 2025?

A total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, 2025, will be visible across Earth's night side. See detailed maps of where and when to ...

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Mining the moon for minerals could be worth billions, but astronomers warn it's bad news for science

Mining the moon for water, helium-3, and rare earth elements could become a multibillion-dollar industry in the near future, ...

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Mankind is about to broadcast the first ever music from the moon. Any guesses as to which band has really made the grade?

A little piece of history is about to be made. But which song will be the first ever to be broadcast from another celestial ...

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Could We Survive a Moon-Earth Collision?

What if the Moon suddenly fell toward Earth? Would humanity have any chance of survival, or would it be an extinction-level disaster? Scientists have modeled the impact scenario, and the results are ...

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Blue Ghost orbits the moon

Lunar lander Athena is packed and ready to explore moon

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