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 ...

Within the basin, the lunar lander is ... off of the spacecraft’s surface using electrical currents. Moon dust plagued astronauts and spacecraft during NASA’s Apollo program in the mid-20th ...

below the surface. Also on board: a device for eliminating abrasive lunar dust — a scourge for NASA’s long-ago Apollo moonwalkers, who got it caked all over their spacesuits and equipment.