Two valleys extending away from a giant crater suggest that upcoming Artemis missions are more likely to sample ancient lunar ...

CEO Steve Altemus said the company is in the same predicament with its new lander named Athena, which managed to touch down near the moon’s south pole at 12:31 p.m. Thursday, but didn’t stick ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is giving us some incredible views from lunar orbit ahead of its March 6 touchdown attempt.

Scientists have long sought to determine the age of the moon's South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, the largest and oldest known ...

Colorado-based Lunar Outpost behind rover set to explore Moon's south pole for first time 02:12 Following a successful launch of Intuitive Machines' lunar lander, part of NASA's Commercial Lunar ...

Where did IM-2 land on the moon? The IM-2 landed in the lunar south pole region, roughly 820 feet from its intended landing site in the moon's Mons Mouton region. The area is thought to contain ...

landed near the moon's south pole Thursday, but telemetry indicated it ended up on its side. The lander is "alive," Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus said, but it's not yet known what mission ...

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 ...

Credit: NASA TV HOUSTON—Intuitive Machines’ Athena Nova-C lander touched down at Mons Mouton in the south pole region of the Moon on March 6, though there is uncertainty over its orientation.

A private company will attempt to complete a quick one-two punch at the moon’s face today as Intuitive ... but this time on the south pole. The Houston-based company’s Athena lander on the ...

Intuitive Machines said it was uncertain whether its Athena lander was upright near the moon's south pole — standing 4.7 meters tall — or lying sideways like its first spacecraft from a year ago.

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is giving us some incredible views from lunar orbit ahead of its March 6 touchdown attempt. Now that the lander is circling the moon, cameras aboard Athena ...