It facilitates faster, cleaner, and more efficient sample gathering during Artemis Moon missions. Deployed on Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander, it will automate soil collection and streamline ...

There’s a new high-tech vacuum about to step into the spotlight. NASA is sending a vacuum cleaner to the moon with the Blue Ghost mission, set to launch this month. The space agency isn’t ...

Among all the challenges of voyaging to and successfully landing on other worlds, the effective collection and study of soil and rock samples cannot be underestimated.

Blue Ghost, a lunar lander carrying 10 NASA instruments, successfully executed its first main engine burn as part of its ...

The Lunar PlanetVac (LPV) is set to simplify soil collection during Artemis Moon missions ... it mimics a vacuum cleaner. This tool will gather lunar soil without digging or using a mechanical ...

As the next full moon nears, a more rare new moon will grace tonight's sky, marking the end of 2024 — the black moon. Tonight's black moon is a rare celestial phenomena that happens roughly ...

As 2025 begins, so comes the first full moon of the year. 2025's first full moon will be the last of four consecutive supermoons, according to NASA. But it's a pretty eventful lunar phase.

December is coming to an end with a "black moon" on Monday night, Dec. 30, but those hoping to see the phenomenon will be out of luck. That's because a black moon is the term for the second new ...

Here are the best lunar events to see in 2025, including the Major Lunar Standstill, eclipses, occultations and conjunctions involving the moon. From an occultation of Mars to conjunctions with ...

You can catch the first full moon of the year on Monday night. January's wolf moon will officially be the first full moon of 2025 at 4:27 p.m. CT. Space is a big place, so keen stargazers will ...

We say goodbye to 2024 with a rare celestial event tonight, as skywatchers can look up and see a black moon. This phenomenon happens roughly once every 32 months, making it a special and ...