JAXA small lunar landing demonstrator "SLIM ". Watch how it travels to the moon's surface in this animated explainer. Credit: ...

On Monday (Jan. 27), Texas-based Firefly released two photos of the moon that Blue Ghost captured from Earth orbit. One shows ...

Two commercial lunar landers are currently on their way to the Moon, and at least two more are set to follow this year under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative. Meanwhile, ...

Firefly's Blue Ghost lander, originally scheduled to lift off in late 2024, is on its maiden voyage. The uncrewed spacecraft ...

Along for the ride is a mission for the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) with commercial partner ispace trying for a second lunar landing run with its Hakuto-R Mission-2 lander.

The lunar lander was assembled and tested at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or better known as JAXA. The first mission did capture stunning photos of Earth while the spacecraft was ...

On January 18, the team at Firefly carried out Blue Ghost’s first engine burn, firing up the lander’s thrusters and main ...

The company's second lunar lander, Athena, will carry a small rover and other payloads when its launched, which is ...

One week ago, a private lunar lander left the ground on a nearly 7-week journey to reach the surface of the moon. The launch may not have had the headline-grabbing power of last year's historic ...