Under that plan, the Chang’e-7 mission scheduled for 2026 aims to carry out the most detailed survey of the lunar south pole, using an orbiter, a lander, a rover – and the flying detector.

MAPP, built by the Colorado company Lunar Outpost, will touch down aboard Intuitive Machines' Athena lander at 12:32 p.m. ET ...

"Our data paints a clear picture that MAPP survived the landing attempt and would have driven on the lunar surface and ...

You can watch the Athena moon landing live on Space.com. MAPP is Lunar Outpost's first moon rover. | Credit: Lunar Outpost If all goes well with landing, MAPP — also known as Lunar Outpost's ...

A Colorado-built moon rover set to notch up a number of historic firsts will not be completing its mission near the Lunar South Pole. Lunar Outpost’s Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform rover ...

Hurtling towards the moon right now, safely stored in a garage held against the side of a lunar lander, is a suitcase-sized ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena mission is already over, but silver linings have emerged from the short-lived lunar south pole landing effort. Athena beamed back images from the surface of the moon ...

It is scheduled to reach its destination, the lunar South Pole, on March 6, and then it will start doing many things for the first time. The rover is not particularly large. It measures just 18 by ...

Last year, NASA canceled the VIPER (“Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover”) in a move that scandalized proponents of a return to the moon. The space agency was just $84 million ...

Pakistan will make its debut in lunar exploration in 2028 with the launch of its first-ever rover as part of China’s Chang’E 8 mission, showcasing the country’s expanding capabilities in ...