The Blue Ghost touchdown kicks off two weeks of around-the-clock research by NASA science and technology payloads.

A private lunar lander, Blue Ghost by Firefly Aerospace, successfully touched down on the moon on Sunday, carrying NASA experiments, including a drill and vacuum. The lander autonomously descended to an ancient volcanic dome in the moon's northeastern impact basin.

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander has captured a gorgeous shot of sunrise on the moon as it begins its workday on the lunar surface.