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You know how we've all seen a million Earth sunsets, and they never get old? Well, now we have one from the Moon—and it's surreal. Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 just wrapped up its record-breaking lunar journey, and before it shut down for good, it gifted us with the first-ever video of a sunset on the Moon. And yes, I'm fully prepared to watch it on repeat for the next few days. (You can watch the video below)
This mission was a big deal. Launched as part of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative, the Blue Ghost lander touched down on the Mare Crisium basin and spent 14 days gathering data, running experiments, and making history. It delivered 10 NASA instruments, set the record for the deepest thermal probe on another planetary body, and even pulled off the first GPS tracking on the Moon. But let's be real—the lunar sunset video is the showstopper here.
This footage isn't just visually breathtaking; it could actually help us understand the lunar exosphere and the mysterious "lunar horizon glow" that astronauts have reported seeing for decades. Essentially, it's a science nerd's dream come true.
Sadly, Blue Ghost wasn't built to survive the brutally cold lunar night, so its mission officially ended. But don't worry—this is just the beginning. With more lunar missions on the way, we'll be getting even more insane footage from the Moon. Until then, grab some popcorn, hit play on that sunset video, and take a moment to appreciate how ridiculously cool space exploration is.