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 ...

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

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 ...

Private Japanese Lunar Lander Enters Orbit Around Moon Ahead of a June Touchdown A private lunar lander from Japan is now circling the moon, with just another month to go before it attempts a ...

The moon is getting a new visitor, as the Japanese company ispace has entered lunar orbit with its Resilience lander. Launched on January 15, the lander has taken a slow but fuel-efficient path to ...

A private Japanese lunar lander is now in orbit around the moon. The Resilience spacecraft, which was built by the Tokyo-based company ispace, arrived at the moon on schedule Tuesday (May 6 ...

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 ...

A private lunar lander from Japan is now circling the moon, with just another month to go before it attempts a touchdown. Tokyo-based ispace said Wednesday morning its Resilience lander entered ...