Athena will land in the moon's Mons Mouton region at 12:32 p.m. EST.

The south polar region of the moon is particularly difficult to reach and ... Athena’s landing was the closest a spacecraft has come to the south pole, just 100 miles away. That’s where NASA is ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is giving us some incredible views from lunar orbit ahead of its March 6 touchdown attempt.

Intuitive Machines was aiming this time for a mountain plateau just 100 miles (160 kilometers) from the south pole, much closer than before. This week's back-to-back moon landings are part of NASA’s ...

A robotic moon lander known as Athena is scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center with a mission to explore the moon’s south pole. The same rocket will also ...

Intuitive Machines’ Athena lunar lander slowed from 4,000 mph in lunar orbit as it descended for a landing attempt near the moon’s south pole Thursday, March 6, 2025. (Courtesy/NASA ...

The IM-2 lander is believed to have reached the moon's south pole region, but its precise position and location are unclear.

NASA websites have dropped references to landing the first woman on the moon as part of the goals for its Artemis program.

Another moon exploration from Houston-based Intuitive Machines has toppled. A day after a live webcast captured a somber-looking mission control room in the minutes surrounding its planned ...

Intuitive Machines says its Athena lunar lander was unable to recharge its batteries while resting on its side, bringing the ...

DEI order, the space agency has removed a promise to send the "the first woman, first person of color" to walk on the moon ...

After hours of uncertainty, officials from the Houston company said there are clues that the spacecraft is on its side, which could limit the mission’s scientific accomplishments.