If all goes according to plan, the Athena lander will touch down near the moon's south pole on or around March 6.

Intuitive Machines launches its second moon lander, which will use NASA and commercially developed tools to search for ice in ...

Intuitive Machines designed and will operate the Athena lunar lander on the company's second voyage to the moon's south pole ...

Learn about NASA's Lunar Trailblazer and IM-2, two missions that will soon launch into space to find clues on the presence of ...

The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter's launch window opens Feb 26. It's catching a ride with Intuitive Machines IM-2 mission which ...

NASA's water-hunting Lunar Trailblazer probe is experiencing communication and power issues while it makes its way to the ...

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer probe could be in trouble. Lunar Trailblazer launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 on Feb. 26 alongside Intuitive Machine's Athena moon lander on the IM-2 mission. The 11.5-foot ...

With two commercial moon landers already on their way, Houston-based Intuitive Machines launched its second robotic lander atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday, the centerpiece of a multi ...

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer is one of three spacecraft sharing a ride to space with Athena on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. About 48 minutes after launch, the orbiter will seperate from the rocket to ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Space.com / Josh Dinner CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The private Athena lunar lander is ...

In February 2024, an American spacecraft landed on the moon for the first time in more than 50 years and ushered in a new era of lunar exploration defined by commercial enterprise. The landing ...