This orientation prevented the lander's solar panels from capturing enough sunlight, and Intuitive Machines declared Athena ...

The Houston-based company that was set to deliver a historic water-hunting mission to the lunar south pole says its Athena ...

"Our data paints a clear picture that MAPP survived the landing attempt and would have driven on the lunar surface and ...

The lander ended up on its side in a shallow crater in the Moon’s Mons Mouton region, 820 feet (250 meters) from its targeted ...

Intuitive Machines says its Athena lunar lander was unable to recharge its batteries while resting on its side, bringing the ...

After hours of uncertainty, officials from the Houston company said there are clues that the spacecraft is on its side, which ...

The moon lander Athena made it to the lunar surface, but its condition and exact location remain unclear, Intuitive Machines ...

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.

A day after a live webcast captured a somber-looking mission control room in the minutes surrounding its planned Thursday ...

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this shot of Intuitive Machines' Athena lander on the moon on March 7, 2025. | Credit: NASA/GSFC/Arizona State University We now have shots of the ...

A lunar lander built by Intuitive Machines is scheduled to descend to the moon’s surface today, potentially marking the ...

The Intuitive Machines lander, called Athena, seems to have survived the perilous descent in a game-changing mission to find water. It slowed from more than 4,000mph to touch down on the Mons ...