Scientists think there might be ice trapped at the moon’s poles, particularly in permanently shadowed regions, or PSRs. These are craters near the poles that, because of the moon’s tilt ...

Athena, the second lunar lander from Houston company Intuitive Machines, tipped over during its touchdown on March 6, ending up on its side within a small crater near the moon's south pole.

The spacecraft carried out the longest commercial operation on the moon to date—and also made history during its rare chance ...

The spacecraft, which attempted a historic landing in rugged terrain near the south pole of the moon on Thursday (March 6), had toppled on its side inside a frigid crater. A photo taken by the ...

The diminutive vehicle is designed to hop into and out of permanently shadowed regions, providing detailed surface imagery and data on the moon's many craters. One of Grace's hops is expected to ...

A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less than 24 hours after the ...

A dramatic photograph from Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander shows it touched down Thursday in a crater near the lunar south pole and tipped over on its side. Given a low sun angle and the ...

THE LUNAR LANDER WILL BE A RESOURCE TO SEARCH FOR WATER BENEATH THE MOON’S SURFACE ... IT LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF ABSTRACT ART, BUT IT’S CARRYING EIGHT TERABYTES OF DATA INTO SPACE FROM HEROIC ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came ...

We’ve already sent a mission to one of them: NASA’s Europa Clipper program was launched back in October of 2024 and is set to perform a number of fly-bys on the moon that is thought to be one ...