A robotic lander named Athena has made its final descent to the moon’s surface, marking the second lunar touchdown for a US company this week. But the orientation of the lander is currently unknown.

A privately owned lunar lander has touched down on the moon. But flight controllers in Texas cannot confirm its condition or ...

After a shaky Moon landing last year, Intuitive Machines is working to determine if this mission will meet a similar fate.

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander planned to deploy two small rovers, a rocket-powered "hopper," and use a powerful ...

The Houston-based space startup is one of many companies primed by NASA to return the United States to the moon, with greater private sector involvement seen as a lower cost but higher risk means of ...

A US company's spaceship touched down on the Moon on Thursday, but its condition -- including whether it landed upright -- ...

Space-exploration company Intuitive Machines Inc. made its second moon landing Thursday afternoon when the company's uncrewed Nova-C lander, called Athena, reached the lunar surface. Yet the company's ...

Athena has landed on the moon, but the overall status of the spacecraft remains unclear. The mission’s plans include studies ...

The moon lander Athena made it to the lunar surface, but its condition was unclear as mission controllers rushed to ...