Overview

• The Blue Ghost lunar lander, operated by Firefly Aerospace, captured images of a solar eclipse from the moon during its 14-day mission.
• This marks the first time a commercial company has successfully documented an eclipse while operating on the lunar surface.
• The eclipse appeared as a total solar eclipse from the moon, with Earth blocking the sun and surrounded by a glowing ring of light.
• The event coincided with a total lunar eclipse visible from Earth, where the moon appeared red, commonly called a 'blood moon.'
• Blue Ghost is the second privately funded spacecraft to land on the moon and is nearing the end of its mission, which includes deploying NASA instruments for lunar research.