CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander has captured the first high-definition sunset pictures from the moon. Firefly Aerospace and NASA released the stunning photos Tuesday, taken before the Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend. One shot included Venus in the distance.

A private lunar lander has captured the first high-definition sunset pictures from the Moon. Firefly Aerospace and Nasa released the photos on Tuesday, taken before the Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend. One of the pictures is a close-up taken from near the moon's surface, showing the setting sun on the moon's horizon.

Firefly Aerospace on Monday announced the conclusion of its Blue Ghost lunar lander mission, declaring it the first “fully successful” commercial operation on the moon.