Firefly’s Blue Ghost Lander Bids Farewell to Earth on Its Way to the Moon
The Blue Ghost mission launched on Wednesday, January 15, on board a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and is currently around halfway ...
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Going To The Moon Or Mars Next? NASA And Congress Are Not Seeing Eye-To-Eye
Trump’s pick to lead NASA, billionaire Jared Isaacman, has not been approved yet, so no official changes in the plan have ...
Firefly spacecraft provides striking view of Earth on top of Earth
Firefly Aerospace's moon-bound spacecraft has provided the closest thing to a reflecting pool in space, showing Earth as an ...
How NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will make a looping voyage to the moon
Before arriving at the moon, the small satellite mission will use the gravity of the sun, Earth, and moon over several months ...
9 Brilliant Astronomy Events to Be Sure to See This Year
From supermoons to an eclipse and star parties at national parks, these captivating celestial phenomena will get Americans ...
Is methane the key to finding life on other worlds?
How would detecting methane help astronomers identify if exoplanets, or even exomoons, have life as we know it, or even as we ...
How space missions make discoveries on the way to their main destinations
To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...