Firefly’s Lunar Lander Captures Haunting Earth Eclipse From Space
On January 18, the team at Firefly carried out Blue Ghost’s first engine burn, firing up the lander’s thrusters and main ...
Earth’s Mini-Moon Mystery Solved: It’s a Chunk of the Moon
For a brief, but exciting, time last year, Earth had two moons. A small asteroid lingered close to our planet in its orbit ...
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Blue Origin to simulate moon gravity on Jan. 28 New Shepard suborbital launch
"The payloads will experience at least two minutes of lunar gravity forces, a first for New Shepard and made possible in part ...
See the incredible view of our planet captured by the Blue Ghost spacecraft
The Blue Ghost lunar mission has captured a gorgeous image of Earth as it ramps up its journey toward the moon.
A private US spacecraft headed to the moon captures a glorious view of Earth
A private U.S. spacecraft has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. Still circling Earth, Firefly ...
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Blue Ghost moon lander sees Earth as a 'blue marble' from orbit (photo)
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander caught haunting images of Earth while preparing to make its way towards lunar ...
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Saturn’s Rings Are Disappearing—But They’ll Be Back
Saturn’s rings, imaged here by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, are one of the solar system’s most reliably spectacular sights. But ...
Earth’s Mini-Moon Was Probably a Piece of Its Real Moon
Scientists think a small rock discovered near Earth last August was hurled into space by an ancient impact on the lunar surface.
NASA photographs the rare occurrence of the moon crossing the face of the Earth from a million miles away
The images were captured using NASA’s Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera (EPIC), a 4MP CCD camera and telescope on the DSCOVR ...
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Airplane-Size Asteroid 2024 BJ Flies Closer Than The Moon In Orbit Animation
BJ's closest approach to Earth will be about 220,000 miles (354,000 kilometers) way. The space rock is ~68 feet (21 meters) ...
Watch live: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos launches Blue Origin rocket to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX
Watch live as Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin attempts to launch its New Glenn rocket for the first time from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Monday, 13 January. It is the long-delayed debut launch ...
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What Is Low Earth Orbit? A Basic Explainer
More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have ...