Houston-based company Intuitive Machines put its Athena spacecraft on the moon around 12:31 p.m. ET, but the lander’s exact status is currently unclear. • Mission teams believe the spacecraft ...

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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.

Intuitive Machines' Athena spacecraft successfully landed on the moon's surface Thursday at around 12:30 p.m. ET though its exact location, attitude and condition were unclear hours later.

Athena didn’t crash. But what did happen to it? Hours after the 15-foot-tall robotic spacecraft arrived at the moon’s surface, closer to the lunar south pole than any spacecraft has been, it ...

Once the sun sets on the lunar south pole and frigid temperatures take hold, it won't be long until Athena is rendered inoperable. Here's a look at just five of the scientific instruments that ...

The ATHENA-R will be part of a key four-month operational assessment to assess the readiness of the aircraft and possible fixes, as well as supporting the United States’ long-standing commitment ...

The Athena spacecraft is communicating with Earth, but is not in the "correct attitude", Intuitive Machines chief executive said in a press conference. The company hopes the scientific instruments ...

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Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission lunar lander, Athena, entering lunar orbit on Monday. (Intuitive Machines/NASA) ...