In January, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander will set off for the moon, carrying a record number of NASA payloads. This mission, dubbed Ghost Riders in the Sky, is part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. It aims to explore the moon's surface and environment using
Hey, space enthusiasts! Get ready for an exciting lunar adventure! Two robotic explorers, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost and ispace’s Resilience, are hitching a ride to the Moon on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket. Their mission? To uncover the Moon’s ancient secrets and pave the way for future human missio
Firefly Aerospace has scored a big deal with NASA. They're sending their Blue Ghost lander to the moon in 2028. This mission is special because it includes a rover and a cool destination: the Gruithuisen Domes. Scientists are excited about this area because it has rocks made from magma rich in silic
Have you ever looked up at the moon and wondered how old it is? As it turns out, scientists have been debating this for a while now. A new study suggests that the moon might be way older than we previously thought. In the past, scientists believed that the moon formed after a giant impact around 4.
The Biden administration recently shared some final space policy papers focusing on activities and technology advancements in the area between Earth and the moon, known as cislunar space. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) issued a policy memo on December 18, which instru
Get ready for another exciting journey to the Moon! NASA is teaming up with Firefly Aerospace to send a lunar lander named Blue Ghost. This lander will study some cool things once it touches down on the far side of the Moon. It's part of a program called Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS), whe
NASA's Artemis program has hit a few bumps on the road to the moon. The plan to land astronauts there by 2026 has been pushed back to at least mid-2027. This isn't the first delay for the program, which has been adjusting its timeline as it prepares for its first crewed mission to the moon since the
Did you know that the far side of the moon, the part we never see from Earth, had its own share of volcanic activity? This was proven by a recent study that analyzed rocks and dirt brought back by China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft. Scientists found fragments of volcanic rock that were over 2 billion year
Volcanoes once erupted on the moon's far side, just like on the side we see, according to new research. Scientists examined dirt and rocks brought back by China's Chang'e-6 spacecraft from the moon's little-explored far side. They found pieces of volcanic rock dating back to 2. 8 billion years, with
NASA's VIPER lunar rover mission, which was canceled in July, is now under review for potential repurposing. About 50 initial expressions of interest were received, with a more formal request for information (RFI) issued afterward. NASA is currently considering partnerships to move forward with the
