Intrepid moon lander witnesses truly breathtaking lunar sunrise

Image caption: Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander captured its first sunrise on the moon on March 3, 2025. Image credit: Firefly Aerospace. Article by Elisha Sauers. Mashable – March 4, 2025.

A commercial lander arrived just in time to watch the sun rise over the surface of the moon, capturing dramatic shadows cast among craters under a dazzling bloom of light. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost spacecraft touched down at 3:34 a.m. ET on March 2. Though Firefly wasn’t the trailblazer — the first private robotic lander to make the journey to the surface […]

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