Shortly after totality, Blue Ghost lunar lander captured a solar eclipse displaying a “diamond ring” effect, when light from the sun started to shine through after being blocked by the Earth.

The Blue Ghost lunar lander, ... That phenomenon is best known as a total solar eclipse, which many Americans witnessed nearly a year ago from Earth as the moon similarly shielded the sun from us.

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander photographed the Earth as it passed in front of the Sun on March 14. By Andrew Paul Published Mar 14, 2025 3:09 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander’s first look at the solar eclipse as it began to emerge from its Mare Crisium landing site on March 14 at 5:30 AM UTC.

From the surface of the moon, the Firefly lander captured this photo of a lunar eclipse — or from its perspective, a solar eclipse — on March 14 at 4:30 am EDT, capturing the "diamond ring ...

But from the lunar surface, the effect would have been reminiscent of the total solar eclipse many Americans witnessed in April 2024. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox ...

People across the US were stunned by the lunar eclipse last night — but for one observer on the moon, it wasn’t a lunar eclipse but rather a solar one. The Blue Ghost spacecraft from Firefly ...

According to NASA, the Moon turns red during an eclipse because of how the Sun's light interacts with Earth's atmosphere. As ...

Unlike a total solar eclipse, ... A lunar eclipse of any kind occurs two ... that’s the basis of the claim that it’s been more than 150 years since we’ve seen a super blue blood moon eclipse.

“Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander had the rare opportunity to operate on the Moon and capture the first (high-definition) imagery of a total solar eclipse on March 14,” Will Coogan, Blue ...