NASA and Firefly release stunning moon sunset and eclipse photos

Through the looking glass: Firefly's Blue Ghost, the first fully successful private flight to the Moon's surface, recently completed its mission without issues. In addition to transmitting 119 gigabytes of valuable scientific data, the lander sent back astonishing images and footage of the Sun's movement from the lunar surface.

NASA and private space company Firefly have released unprecedented images showing an eclipse and a sunset from the Moon. The video clips and accompanying pictures provide a fitting conclusion to this historic mission.

On March 2, Blue Ghost became the first spacecraft from a private company to achieve a perfect landing on the Moon, capturing a stunning lunar sunrise shortly after touchdown. As the lunar day ended on March 14 – marking the conclusion of the lander's solar-powered operation – it recorded crisp footage of the sunset, watch that below:

The company later released high-resolution photos of the event ...