Chinese researchers analyzed the first-ever soil samples returned from the far side of the moon, but further samples will be ...

Intuitive Machines said it was uncertain whether its Athena lander was upright near the moon’s south pole — standing 15 feet (4.7 meters) tall — or lying sideways like its first spacecraft ...

The landing site was close to an ancient volcanic feature called Mons Latreille, which lies just north of the equator ... lying on its side near the moon’s south pole. Both of Intuitive Machines ...

Also, during that eclipse, the moon crossed the ecliptic going from north to south — the descending node ... above the North Pole. So, unlike last year, no place on Earth will see the glorious ...