Two space missions reached their conclusion: one with a splashdown, the other with a quiet lunar death. And thrilling new ...

Scientists have long sought to determine the age of the moon's South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, the largest and oldest known ...

The $488 million Spherex mission aims to explain how galaxies formed and evolved over billions of years, and how the universe ...

NASA’s upcoming EZIE mission will use three small satellites to study electrojets — powerful electrical currents in the upper atmosphere linked to auroras. These mysterious currents influence ...

Cape Canaveral: A private lunar lander, Athena, has ceased operations after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole, officials confirmed on Friday. The announcement came less ...

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Athena’s landing was the closest a spacecraft has come to the south pole, just 100 miles (160 kilometers) away. That’s where NASA is targeting for its first landing by astronauts since the ...

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) ...

The mission, aimed at reaching the Moon’s south pole, faced a tense delay before ... Athena is part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) programme. The $2.6 billion initiative ...

Intuitive Machines confirmed that its lunar lander, Athena, touched down on the Moon at approximately 11:30 a.m. CST on Thursday (12:30 p.m.). The company’s IM-2 mission is part of NASA’s CLPS ...