The status of a private Japanese moon lander — which was carrying Europe's first lunar rover — is in question after ground control suddenly lost contact with the spacecraft on Thursday (June 5).

A private company attempted to complete a quick one-two punch at the moon’s face today as Intuitive Machines looked to follow up Firefly Aerospace’s recent lunar landing success, but this time on the ...

A Falcon 9 carrying the IM-2 lunar lander mission for Intuitive Machines lifts off Feb. 26 from the Kennedy Space Center. Credit: Brandon Lindner HOUSTON — Intuitive Machines’ second lunar lander is ...

The Athena lunar lander by Intuitive Machines landed on its side in a crater, keeping it from generating sufficient power. Credit: Intuitive Machines Updated 4:30 p.m. Eastern with NASA statement.

On Friday, Blue Origin won a major NASA contract to deliver a lunar rover to the moon, a strong vote of confidence in both the Blue Moon lander and the future of human exploration. The contract also ...

SpaceX's next mission to the moon, and the next launch of its triple-booster Falcon Heavy rocket, has slipped to no earlier than July 2026. Astrobotic's Griffin-1 lunar lander, carrying NASA and ...

An expensive lunar rover that once had its moon trip canceled has a ride once again. NASA has selected Blue Origin to help get VIPER, the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover, to the moon ...