The moon

First time: The Blue Ghost lander successfully lands on the moon

Firefly, an American company, made a soft landing on the moon, becoming the second private company to do so. In collaboration with NASA, it’s a key step for future moon and Mars missions.

 The moon passes by Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spaceship ahead of its landing, February 24, 2025

US firm Firefly scores its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lands on the moon, marking a major milestone in private lunar exploration.

By REUTERS
02/03/2025

Total lunar eclipse to create 'Blood Moon' on March 14, 2025

The totality will last 65 minutes, with the best views in the Americas and Greenland.

NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption on Io

The eruption released energy six times greater than all Earth's power plants combined, exceeding 80,000 trillion watts.

Scientists discover 266 young ridges on Moon's far side, indicating recent geological activity

Some ridges on the Moon's far side formed over new impact craters, indicating recent activity.

The space race is back in 2025

Recent years have seen a significant rise in private investments in space, with institutional investors and family offices recognizing the economic and scientific potential of space technologies.

By ROY NAOR
01/02/2025

Parashat Bo: Beautiful as the moon

The commandment of sanctifying the month is not merely a technical instruction for those who establish the calendar on how and when to determine the new month.

World Monuments Fund adds Moon, Apollo 11 sites to 2025 heritage preservation watch list

Specialists fear planned commercial flights could compromise lunar heritage, including Neil Armstrong’s bootprints.

„Tod eines Königs, Fall einer Nation“: 4.000 Jahre alte babylonische Tafeln enthüllen dunkle Omen

Insbesondere Mondfinsternisse galten als dunkle Omen, etwa für den Tod des Königs.

Sponsored 12/01/2025

'Kiss and capture': Scientists propose new explanation for Charon, Pluto's largest moon

Unlike Earth, where the Moon orbits the planet, Pluto and Charon orbit each other, forming a binary system that is more similar to the Earth-moon system than any other moon in the solar system.

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