The landers are taking very different routes to the moon. Blue Ghost is expected to spend about 25 days in Earth orbit, giving Firefly engineers time to thoroughly check out the craft's ...

The Blue Ghost lander will carry 10 NASA science and technology instruments to the lunar surface to further understand the Moon and help prepare for future human missions. NASA/Frank Michaux A ...

On board Blue Ghost will be a group of science experiments and technology demonstrations, including ones that will test a “Lunar PlanetVac” to collect and sort soil samples on the moon ...

The only reason it is called Pink moon is because April is the time when flowers like Phlox and other ... The phrase ‘Once in a blue moon’ actually comes from a ‘blue moon’ that ...

SpaceX later confirmed deployment of the two landers, sending them on their way to the moon. The launch is the first mission for the Blue Ghost lander and the second attempt for the Resilience lander.

The Wolf Moon waxed full on Jan. 13. You may have seen it - the first full moon of the New Year - hanging low on the horizon these last several evenings, tinted orangish-yellow like a tropical fruit.

Among them, Texas-based Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost, which is on a 45-day journey to the moon. Blue Ghost launched at 1:11 am EST and has a target landing date of March 2, 2025. The 6 feet ...

The next and first full moon of the year, also known as the Wolf Moon, will be in peak view on Monday. January's full moon will reach peak illumination at 5:27 p.m. ET on Monday, according to NASA.

Spica, the Maiden’s alpha star, is a blue ... Worm Moon (March): Named after the earthworms that signal thawing grounds. Pink Moon (April): In honor of the blossoming pink wildflowers. Flower ...

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During the pandemic, Miya Ando created 1,345 small drawings tracing each moon cycle of 29 days ... the Lycorises—algorithmically generated flower-like forms that resemble real-world Lycoris ...