The close encounter was "a historic first of its type for a Japanese private, commercial lunar lander," according to ispace.

For example, during its preparations, the lander took a selfie of itself with Earth in the background. It's not every day we see a selfie containing 8 billion people ... 4-minute, 15-second lunar ...

This time IM-2’s lander, Athena ... water [ice]” and other volatile substances in lunar soil thanks to a drill that can reach up a meter into the surface. “Demonstrating that we can collect ...

Discover how Firefly's Blue Ghost lander executed a flawless Lunar Orbit Insertion burn, entering an elliptical orbit, leveraging 3D printed engines ...

One week ago, a private lunar lander left the ground on a nearly 7-week journey to reach the surface of the moon. The launch may not have had the headline-grabbing power of last year's historic ...