The map is expected to throw new light on the moon’s origin and evolution ... shows an undulating landscape of highlands and low, flat plains around the lander. The researchers traced the ...

NASA confirmed on X that Athena, which was built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, touched down on the moon at ...

This will be the second lunar mission for a private company that made history a year ago by becoming the first to ...

The Houston-based company put its Athena spacecraft on the moon just after 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site is closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.

Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is communicating but may not be upright. It is unclear how that might impact the ...

On Feb. 28, the one-day-old moon will pass in front of Mercury for observers in Australia and the south Pacific, and on March 1 the moon will make a close pass to Venus.

Commercial missions to the Moon are becoming easier, but there are still hurdles to cross for those attempting to reach the ...

Intuitive Machines announced that its 15-foot-tall robot Athena is expected to land on the moon’s south pole around 12:30 p.m ...

You may like January new moon 2025: The young moon visits Venus and Saturn Night sky, March 2025: What you can see tonight [maps] In some ... a clear sky and a flat horizon. By 8:00 p.m. Jupiter ...

SpaceX will launch Intuitive Machine’s Athena lunar lander toward the moon’s south pole on Wednesday, marking the latest ...

Three MIT payloads will soon hitch a ride to the moon in a step toward establishing a permanent base on the lunar surface.