IM-2 is flying via NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program, which puts agency science and technology instruments on private moon landers. The goal is to gather a wealth of ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena lander died inside a small crater near the moon's south pole, photos by NASA's Lunar ...

The success of Blue Ghost and the upcoming landing of Athena demonstrate significant advancements in private space technology and collaboration between NASA and commercial partners.

The Athena lunar lander has captured its first up-close look at Earth's cosmic neighbor since it began orbiting the moon less than a week into its journey to the surface. Intuitive Machines ...

The Athena lunar lander has captured its first ... The mesa-like lunar mountain towers over a landscape carved by craters, including the Shackleton Crater – a cold, dark region where water ...