The Athena lander, built by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines, descended to the lunar surface but the orientation of the ...

Intuitive Machines said on Thursday that its robotic Athena lander has landed on the moon's surface but details of the ...

The Houston-based company put its Athena spacecraft on the moon just after 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site is closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.

This week's eclipse has been photographed from the moon's point of view. The images were taken by a camera on board the ...

The United States, China, India, Japan and the former Soviet Union were in that ... landing strut in February 2024. The lander made a soft touchdown on the moon but ultimately tripped onto its ...

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

The lander is expected to operate for 10 days before lunar nightfall plunges it into ... The United States, China, India, Japan and the former Soviet Union were in that exclusive club.

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WASHINGTON — Intuitive Machines said on Thursday that its robotic Athena lander has landed on the moon's surface ... landings in the past — the then-Soviet Union, the United States, China ...