Several issues conspired to bring Athena down, including tough lighting conditions near the moon's south pole.

Problems with laser altimeters along with lighting and terrain challenges caused Intuitive Machines’ second lunar lander to ...

This was the company's second attempt to land on the Moon, with both missions having toppled over on the lunar surface.

Russia's first lunar lander mission in 47 years ended in failure when Luna-25 crashed into the moon. Credit: Space.com | ...

After two years of critical thinking, creativity and collaboration among students and teachers at the Altoona Area High ...

"Hello from lunar orbit!" the company said in a post on X.

The first was interference with the readings from Athena's laser altimeter, the instrument that helped the lander gauge its distance from the lunar surface. "In the final phase of descent ...

Altoona Area High School invited students from the McAuliffe Heights Elementary School to help celebrate the completion of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.--A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon with a drill, drone and rovers for NASA and other customers Thursday, but quickly ran into trouble and may have ...

The same can be true for a landing on the moon, as customers on Intuitive Machines’ second lunar lander mission, IM-2, discovered. That lander fell on its side, similar to what happened a year ...

According to ISRO, building on the legacy of Chandrayaan-1, Chandrayaan-2 (orbiter-based lunar exploration), Chandrayaan-3 (lander-rover based in-situ exploration) and the forthcoming Chandrayaan ...