When the Earth passed by the Sun earlier today, the Blue Ghost lunar lander had a beautiful view from the moon's surface.

While parts of the Earth saw a total lunar eclipse, the Blue Ghost lunar lander captured stunning imagery of a solar eclipse on Friday. See the rare view here.

The images were taken by a camera on board the unmanned Blue Ghost spacecraft which successfully landed on the planet earlier ...

For the first time in history, a privately operated lunar lander has captured images of a total eclipse from the Moon’s surface. Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander, which successfully touched down ...

The event marks the first time a commercial company has been able to actively operate on the moon and observe a total solar eclipse.

Liftoff had been scheduled for 9:25 a.m. ET on Saturday (March 15), but issues at the launch site have pushed things back.