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

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less than ...

After a day of uncertainty following a harrowing moon landing attempt, the company Intuitive Machines sealed the fate of its latest lunar probe Athena. The spacecraft, which attempted a historic ...

Three reasons are often offered for NASA to send astronauts back to the moon: Much knowledge about the solar system can be gleaned from the moon, especially in the eternally shadowed craters in ...

The moon lander Athena made it to the lunar surface, but its condition and exact location remain unclear, Intuitive Machines and NASA confirmed.

Intuitive Machines' Athena lander died inside a small crater near the moon's south pole, photos by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter show.

Firefly Aerospace’s successful moon lander has yielded a trove of data that scientists will pore over for years.

Because of faults with Boeing’s Starliner, Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore had to wait months for a ride back to Earth on a ...

Before Neil Armstrong’s legendary first steps on the Moon in 1969, Nasa had to ensure that the lunar surface was well-mapped ...

The craters are believed to hold tons of frozen water that could be used by future crews to drink and turn into rocket fuel. Intuitive Machines has contracts with NASA for two more moon landing ...

Less than a day after Intuitive Machines landed on the Moon, the company declared an early end to its mission after its ...