Intuitive Machines' latest mission ended early after its lunar lander Athena touched down in a moon crater and fell onto its ...

Although no easy feat, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lander descended in a controlled fashion, and without mishap, to the ...

Is the spacecraft, for example, lying on its side? Though the robotic craft, called Athena, performed excellently on its ...

The Athena moon lander beamed home a poignant lunar view. Soon after, its mission ended. After performing excellently on its ...

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 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. The latest casualty ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Intuitive Machines sent final commands to its uncrewed Athena spacecraft on Thursday as it closed in ...

HOUSTON - Another historic U.S. robotic moon landing happened Thursday ... but officials later said they aren't certain if the craft is standing up. "We don't believe we're in the correct ...

A photo confirms that Athena landed on its side and meets the same fate as Odysseus, which also failed to land correctly on ...

The IM-2 lander is believed to have reached the moon's south pole region, but its precise position and location are unclear. Its intended landing area ... shut down and the craft began drawing ...

Shares of Intuitive Machines tumbled on Thursday amid uncertainty about the status of its Athena lander’s attempt to touch ...

The win comes just four days after Russia’s crash-landing. Japan becomes the fifth country to land successfully on the moon, with its spacecraft touching down in January. The craft lands on the ...