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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                   2025 March 3   
      A dark sky is shown above a bright desolate landscape. The landscape is   
       the Moon and large shadows appear, with one being the shadow of lunar   
       lander. A bright dot appears over the horizon that is distant planet   
         Earth. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                              Blue Ghost on the Moon   
                          Image Credit: Firefly Aerospace   
      
      Explanation: There's a new lander on the Moon. Yesterday Firefly   
      Aerospace's Blue Ghost executed the first-ever successful commercial   
      lunar landing. During its planned 60-day mission, Blue Ghost will   
      deploy several NASA-commissioned scientific instruments, including   
      PlanetVac which captures lunar dust after creating a small whirlwind of   
      gas. Blue Ghost will also host the telescope LEXI that captures X-ray   
      images of the Earth's magnetosphere. LEXI data should enable a better   
      understanding of how Earth's magnetic field protects the Earth from the   
      Sun's wind and flares. Pictured, the shadow of the Blue Ghost lander is   
      visible on the cratered lunar surface, while the glowing orb of the   
      planet Earth hovers just over the horizon. Goals for future robotic   
      Blue Ghost landers include supporting lunar astronauts in NASA's   
      Artemis program, with Artemis III currently scheduled to land humans   
      back on the Moon in 2027.   
      
                      Tomorrow's picture: quadruple alignment   
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