Dhaka, March 19 -- A private lunar lander has captured the first high-definition images of a sunset on the moon, providing breathtaking visuals before shutting down.

Firefly Aerospace and NASA released the images on Tuesday, showcasing the lunar sunset and, in one frame, the distant glow of Venus. The photos were taken shortly before the Blue Ghost lander lost power over the weekend due to a lack of solar energy.

The Blue Ghost touched down on the moon on March 2, becoming the first private spacecraft to land upright and complete its entire mission. It continued collecting scientific data and taking images for five hours into the lunar night before falling silent.

NASA's Joel Kearns described the sunset images as the first high-resolut...