IM-2 is part of a new wave of private lunar exploration. For example, Firefly Aerospace successfully put its Blue Ghost ...

The six-legged Athena lander, carrying 11 payloads and scientific instruments, descended over a flat-topped mountain named ...

The six-legged Athena lander, carrying 11 payloads and scientific instruments, descended over a flat-topped mountain named Mons Mouton, about 100 miles (160 km) from the lunar south pole, and had ...

The Intuitive Machines Athena lander appears to have touched down on the moon's surface, but the landing didn't go smoothly.

There is a robotic moon landing happening Thursday. If this feels like déjà vu, it's because a separate lunar lander ...

Commercial company Intuitive Machines is attempting to land a probe near the lunar south pole. If successful, it will be the ...

A private company will attempt to complete a quick one-two punch at the moon’s face today as Intuitive Machines looks to ...

Houston-based Intuitive Machines, which last year became the first private-sector company to soft-land a vehicle on the moon, said that its Athena spacecraft is on track to touch down around 11:30 a.m ...

The robotic lander Athena, developed by intuitive Machines, is set to touch down on the moon near its south pole. If ...

Like Firefly Aerospace’s Ghost Riders in the Sky mission, Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar ...

Athena is scheduled for touchdown on Thursday at 12:32 p.m. ET and hopes to succeed where its predecessor faltered.

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