Wow! Private lunar lander watches 'diamond ring' eclipse from the surface of the moon (photo)
Blue Ghost just sent back amazing photos of last night's "Blood Moon" total lunar eclipse from its perch in Mare Crisium, or "Sea of Crises," a vast basin on the northeastern region of the moon's near side. Blue Ghost landed there on March 2 and has been sending us stunning photos and videos of its moon excursion ever since.
Lunar Lander Photographs a ‘Diamond Ring’ During Solar Eclipse on the Moon
Firefly's Blue Ghost witnessed Earth blocking out the Sun from its point of view on the Moon, while we experienced a lunar eclipse on Earth.
Lunar lander snaps mesmerizing views of a solar eclipse
Its primary objective following the March 2 touchdown inside Mare Crisium crater was to deliver 10 NASA instruments designed to gather lunar subsurface data. But the eastern edge of the moon’s near east side also provided a perfect spot for viewing a solar eclipse from the moon’s point of view.
Blue Ghost captures breathtaking ‘diamond ring’ effect on the Moon | See photo
The image showcases the rare ‘diamond ring’ effect—a celestial phenomenon created when sunlight streams through lunar valleys during an eclipse. Firefly Aerospace’s offici
Touch down on the moon with private Blue Ghost lander in this amazing video
On Sunday (March 2), Blue Ghost — built and operated by the Texas-based company Firefly Aerospace — became just the second private spacecraft ever to soft-land on the moon, coming to rest in the near side's Mare Crisium ("Sea of Crises") region.
Private Lunar Lander Captures Stunning “Diamond Ring” Eclipse from the Moon’s Surface
For the first time in history, a privately operated lunar lander has captured images of a total eclipse from the Moon’s surface. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander, which successfully touched down in Mare Crisium on March 2,
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Lander Captures Video of Own Touchdown on the Moon
An instrument called Stereo Cameras for Lunar-Plume Surface Studies (SCALPSS) 1.1 on the Blue Ghost Moon lander captured the spacecraft's descent ...
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Watch moon dust fly as private Blue Ghost lunar lander touches down (video)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander just beamed home up-close video of its epic March 2 touchdown, showing how its thrusters kicked up plumes of lunar dust.
SwRI-led sounder instrument deploys across lunar surface
Just hours after touching down on the surface of the moon on March 2nd aboard Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 lander, the ...
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Mare Crisium Combo (IMAGE)
From within the Mare Crisium impact basin, the SwRI-led Lunar Magnetotelluric Sounder (LMS) is making the first geophysical measurements representative of the bulk of the Moon. Most of the Apollo ...
Beyond Earthrise: Blue Ghost’s Chilling New Perspective From the Moon
More than 50 years after Apollo 8’s legendary Earthrise photo, a new image from the Moon’s surface delivers a hauntingly different view. Captured by the Blue Ghost lander in 2025, this photograph ...
Watch Firefly’s Blue Ghost Tear a Hole in the Lunar Surface
Blue Ghost is in the midst of spending an entire lunar day on the surface of the Moon, or the equivalent of 14 days on Earth.
Moon lander digs up major data not collected since Apollo astronauts
LISTER, mounted below Blue Ghost’s lower deck, measures the flow of heat from the moon's interior with a sophisticated ...