A private lunar lander, developed by Texas-based Intuitive Machines, was declared dead on Friday, hours after landing sideways in a crater near the Moon’s south pole, the company confirmed.

WASHINGTON – Intuitive Machines said on March 6 that its robotic Athena lander has landed on the moon’s surface but details of the spacecraft’s status and health remained unclear ...

Russia's Luna-25 mission crashed into the moon in 2023. Israel's Beresheet mission and India's Chandrayaan-2 Vikram lander both crashed in 2019. "Lunar landers are challenging, not just because ...

Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander, Athena, has landed awkwardly. The mission, aimed at reaching the Moon’s south pole, faced a tense delay before confirming touchdown. The Houston-based ...

That situation and I'd like to get *** picture. As they say, picture didn't happen. A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and ...

The second moon landing by Intuitive Machines appears to have suffered the same fate as its first try last year, with data indicating the Athena lander ended on its side on the lunar surface after ...

Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander carried the ChaSTE (Chandra's Surface Thermophysical Experiment) probe to measure surface and subsurface temperatures. The instrument, developed by ISRO ...

The private US company, Intuitive Machines, says it has landed its Athena spacecraft close to the Moon's South Pole, but it was uncertain whether the lander was upright or if it had fallen over.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon Thursday, but as the minutes dragged on, flight controllers could not confirm its condition or whether it ...