68 h. ago Private Moon lander dies on lunar surface after second failed landing

A private lander that was sent to the Moon has failed its mission, officials have said.

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2 d. ago Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole

A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole

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3 d. ago Intuitive Machines Athena: Private lunar lander may have toppled over on the Moon

A private spacecraft has touched down on the Moon – but it may be on its side

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3 d. ago Private lunar lander touches down on the moon, but its condition is unknown

A privately owned lunar lander has touched down near the moon's south pole

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4 d. ago Moon missions, Musk v scientists, sperm and longevity – podcast

Madeleine Finlay and Ian Sample discuss three intriguing science stories from the week. From two private moon landings to the controversy over Elon Musk’s continued membership of the Royal Society, and a new study making a link between men’s health and their sperm qualityStriking images show Blue Ghost Mission 1’s successful moon landingElon Musk survives as fellow of Royal Society despite anger among scientists Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Firefly’s Blue Ghost captures its first stunning sunrise on the Moon after historic lunar landing

Blue Ghost has captured sunrise from the Moon as Firefly and NASA celebrate a successful lunar landing

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6 d. ago Firefly’s ‘Blue Ghost’ lunar lander sends stunning picture of sunrise from Moon

Lander has started operating many of its Nasa payloads

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7 d. ago A Ghost on the Moon? Private company becomes second ever to land and takes SELFIE with Earth

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander touched down at 8.34am GMT yesterday, after a 46-day journey of more than 4.5 million kilometres.

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7 d. ago Private spacecraft Blue Ghost makes successful upright moon landing

US firm Firefly Aerospace celebrates achievement of second-ever commercial lunar landingA US company has successfully landed its spacecraft on the moon, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone – and the first to do so upright.Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 touched down at 8.34am GMT near Mons Latreille, a volcanic formation in Mare Crisium on the moon’s north-eastern near side. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Striking images show Blue Ghost Mission 1’s successful moon landing

US firm Firefly Aerospace celebrates second-ever commercial lunar landingA US company has successfully landed its spacecraft on the moon, marking only the second private mission to achieve the milestone – and the first to do so upright.Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost Mission 1 touched down at 8.34am GMT near Mons Latreille, a volcanic formation in Mare Crisium on the moon’s north-eastern near side. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Firefly 'Blue Ghost' becomes first ever private spacecraft to land on Moon 'without crashing or falling over'

'We're on the Moon!'

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8 d. ago Firefly ‘Blue Ghost’: The first image from the moon after privately

A private lunar lander has touched down on the moon, delivering a drill and other experiments for NASA

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8 d. ago Moon touchdown for Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lander private spacecraft

The Firefly Aerospace Blue Ghost lander private spacecraft has touched down on the Moon after being launched by a SpaceX rocket under a £80 million contract from NASA

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1 week ago Blue Ghost spacecraft shares stunning images of the far side of the Moon ahead of historic landing

Firefly Aerospace has released video showing stunning images of the moon captured by its Blue Ghost lunar lander, currently orbiting the Moon.

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1 week ago Private company rockets toward the moon in the latest rush of lunar landing attempts

A private company is launching another lunar lander toward the moon

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