The Athena lunar lander has captured its first up-close look at Earth's cosmic neighbor since it began orbiting the moon less than a week into its journey to the surface. Intuitive Machines ...
The lander, called Athena, is a Nova-C class lunar lander and carries a drill and mass spectrometer capable of boring into the moon's soil to search for highly valued water ice. Such ice holds ...
Athena will land in the moon's Mons Mouton region at 12:32 p.m. EST.