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FireFly Aerospace's Blue Ghost is on its way to moon

FireFly Aerospace's Blue Ghost is on its way to the moon: What to know about NASA mission

The spacecraft built and operated by Texas-based Firefly Aerospace launched in the early Monday hours from Florida aboard a SpaceX rocket.

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Blue Ghost moon lander will help NASA see Earth's magnetic field 'breathing' for 1st time

Firefly Aerospace's soon-to-launch Blue Ghost moon lander will help NASA better understand our home planet, and how it responds to space weather.

Firefly looks to punch NASA moon ticket with overnight SpaceX launch

A SpaceX mission set to lift off overnight marks a first for Firefly Aerospace under NASA's plans to build up American companies to support its lunar goals.

Mars, Wolf Moon

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Mars hides behind the Full Wolf Moon in gorgeous photos from around the world

The moon performed a cosmic ballet with Mars this week. On Monday evening (Jan. 13), the Full Wolf Moon passed in front of Mars in what's known as a lunar occultation, during which another celestial object appears to disappear behind the moon from our vantage point on Earth.

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There was a straight shot from Earth to the Moon and Mars last night

So I grabbed my camera, ran outside, and looked up just as Mars was supposed to emerge from the Moon's curved horizon. Seen with the naked eye, the Moon's brightness far outshined Mars, casting soft shadows on a cold winter evening in East Texas.

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How to watch the Wolf moon's occultation of Mars in Boston

The highlight of the week is coming tonight in the night sky - the lunar occultation of Mars. First off, at 5:27 p.m. the moon will be officially full. The full January moon is known as the "Wolf" moon.

What's next for the 2 private landers SpaceX just launched toward the moon?

Early on Tuesday morning (Jan. 15), a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent Blue Ghost and Resilience — lunar landers built by Firefly ...

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Earth's moon could've had Saturn-like rings, new study hints

A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the ...

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Blood Moon: When and How To See the Lunar Eclipse

Late on March 13 and on into the early hours of March 14 the moon will turn a spooky red color in the skies above the U.S.

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Two privately-built moon landers share a ride to space atop a Falcon 9 rocket

Firefly's "Blue Moon" and ispace's "Resilience" are the latest in an ongoing push to gain private-sector experience exploring ...

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Two private landers head to the moon to aid future NASA astronauts

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday morning carrying two private lunar landers into orbit in ...

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Kissing moons may explain why Earth's moon is so large

The larger moons of Pluto and Earth likely formed through a collisional process with Charon and our moon, respectively, ...

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What is the wolf moon? 2025's 1st full moon, plus other rare celestial sightings

Prepare to howl with delight at the first full moon of January 2025, the wolf moon, one of several wonders in the night sky ...

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