Mission moon: NASA to launch lunar lander ‘Athena’ with SpaceX Falcon 9 on Feb 26; when and where to watch lift-off
NASA is set to launch its Nova-C lander 'Athena' on February 26 from Florida's Kennedy Space Center. This mission, part of ...
First detailed map of moon’s south pole area made from Chandrayaan data
Astronomers are excited to be poring over the first ever detailed geological map of the moon’s south polar region, where India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar module, Vikram, touched down on August 23, 2023.
Intuitive Machines is expected to launch its second lunar lander this week
Intuitive Machines, the company that pulled off the first-ever commercial moon landing this time last year with its Odysseus spacecraft, is gearing up for another shot at touching the lunar surface.
A company is returning to the moon. Here's how it will avoid tipping again
Now, as the Houston-based company seeks to repeat the journey, its executives say they've made improvements to their new spacecraft, Athena, that should help it avoid the problems that impacted the ...