Despite some connection delays postlanding, the lunar lander Athena is officially set to study what lies beneath the moon’s ...

Blue Ghost conducted the DOI on the far side of the Moon, which caused a communications blackout with Earth. The spacecraft ...

The moon lander Athena made it to the lunar surface, but its condition was unclear as mission controllers rushed to ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena lander tipped over on moon, repeating stability issue, while Firefly's Blue Ghost succeeds with precision landing.

Based on a reading from an inertial measurement unit inside the vehicle, most likely Athena is lying on its side. This is the ...

The Athena lander from Intuitive Machines could not charge its batteries after ending up on its side. It largely failed to accomplish science and technology tasks for NASA and other customers.

The south polar region of the moon is particularly difficult to reach and operate on given the harsh sun angles, limited ...

Intuitive Machines' second lunar lander, named Athena, landed near the moon's south pole today (March 6), but the probe's ...

There is a robotic moon landing happening Thursday. If this feels like déjà vu, it's because a separate lunar lander ...

The Athena lunar lander touched down on the moon's surface Thursday, but not where intended, and is no longer in operation.

Intuitive Machines' Athena ... Both the Blue Ghost and Athena landers will also be able to document a total lunar eclipse, which will be visible March 13-14 across the United States and the ...