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'We're on the moon!' Private Blue Ghost moon lander aces historic lunar landing for NASA

By Mike Wall published

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spacecraft made history today (March 2), becoming just the second private vehicle ever to soft-land on the moon.

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What is the moon phase today? Lunar phases 2025

By Tariq Malik, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference See what moon phase it is tonight and find out when you can see the rest of the moon phases for 2025.

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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander captured stunning views of the moon after its second lunar orbit maneuver on Feb. 24, 2025.

There are 3 private lunar landers headed to the moon right now — a 1st in space history

By Mike Wall published

Three private lunar landers are on their way to the moon right now, a surge of exploration never before seen in spaceflight history.

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Intuitive Machines' IM-2 moon lander, named Athena, captured this view of Earth shortly after launching on Feb. 26, 2025. Visible at the bottom of the frame is the second stage of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that lofted Athena.

Private Athena moon lander beams home gorgeous views of Earth from space (photos)

By Mike Wall published

Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander, named Athena, snapped some amazing shots of its home planet shortly after launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Feb. 26.

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Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander snapped this shot of the moon from an altitude of about 62 miles (100 kilometers) on Feb. 24, 2025.

Private Blue Ghost lander sees far side of the moon in breathtaking detail ahead of lunar landing (video)

By Mike Wall published

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander has beamed home stunning views of the moon from an altitude of just 62 miles (100 kilometers).

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February new moon 2025: The young moon occults Mercury and passes by Venus

By Jesse Emspak published

The moon enters its new phase for February 2025 tonight, leaving the skies nice and dark for observing many bright planets currently visible in the night sky.

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close-ups on two overlapping black shirts with graphic designs depicting a lunar module and related mission art

Columbia Sportswear offers limited edition apparel celebrating its 2nd moon mission

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

The gold dots on Columbia Sportswear's new long-sleeve shirt forms more than just the silhouette of a lunar lander. It also represents the tech used to protect the craft and outdoor explorers.

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a six-legged lunar lander is seen being fit into its launch shroud with an inset showing the detail on one of the craft's footpads

First (and last?) look at Intuitive Machines' next moon lander's footpad designs

By Robert Z. Pearlman published

Photos of the next spacecraft to launch to the moon have revealed a detail on the lander's footpads that Intuitive Machines hopes will never be seen again.

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Japan's Resilience moon lander aces lunar flyby ahead of historic touchdown try (photo)

By Mike Wall published

Resilience, a lunar lander built by Japanese company ispace, zoomed within a mere 5,220 miles (8,400 kilometers) of the moon on Feb. 14.

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An artist's impression of astronauts working on the surface of the moon.

Moon or Mars? Why not both, acting NASA head Janet Petro says

By Mike Wall published

NASA still views the moon as a stepping stone to Mars, even though Elon Musk has dismissed Earth's nearest neighbor as "a distraction."

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