Astronomy contributor and lunar expert Robert Reeves looks back on a Texas-sized achievement in Moon exploration.
The Blue Ghost spacecraft, named for a species of firefly, took eclipse chasing to new heights. Not only did it see the Earth block the Sun from an unexplored location on the Moon, but the lander fell ...
Mission controllers were able to confirm that Athena lunar lander made it to the moon, but they do not know the status of the spacecraft.
The IM-2 lander is believed to have reached the moon's south pole region, but its precise position and location are unclear.
Texas-based Firefly Aerospace managed to stay upright when it landed on the moon two weeks ago and announced Monday it had completed its mission.
The Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform (MAPP) rover aboard the toppled Intuitive Machines Athena lunar lander survived ...
The final images from the ‘Athena’ lander seem to show it awkwardly approaching the Moon from its side. Intuitive Machines ...
While Earthlings were watching the moon turn blood red during Friday morning’s lunar eclipse, a robotic lander on the moon ...
Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is ...
they are still trying to determine the position of the IM-2 mission’s Nova-C craft and where exactly it is. Last week, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the IM-2 lunar lander named Athena from ...