The lander made its attempt at a landing near the Moon's Mons Mouton, a flat-topped mountain roughly 100 miles from the south pole, around noon on Thursday. But things didn't quite go as planned.

A Texas company's privately owned lunar lander was deemed non-functional after landing off-target sideways in a crater close to the Moon's south pole, the firm said on Friday. The mission to drop ...

In 1994, Norwegian explorer Erling Kagge completed the “Three Poles Challenge,” becoming the first person to reach the North Pole, South Pole and summit of Mount Everest on foot — without ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came ...

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 ...

This photo provided by Intuitive Machines on Friday, March 7, 2025, shows the Athena, a private lunar lander, after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole. (Intuitive Machines via AP) ...

It touched down at a site roughly 160 km from the lunar south pole. “We don’t believe we’re in the correct attitude on the surface of the moon, yet again,” Steve Altemus, CEO of the ...

The North Pole City Council adopted a resolution Monday in a 5-1 vote expressing official support for a Jackson Hole, Wyoming, company’s interest to plant roots in the community. The resolution ...

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 ...

Athena was designed to land near the Moon’s South Pole, a region rich in scientific and resource opportunities. Its designated landing site, Mons Mouton, is approximately 160 kilometers from the ...

This photo provided by NASA shows the Intuitive Machines' Athena lander on Thursday approaching the surface of the moon. The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A privately owned lunar ...