which could help it map mineral distribution on the lunar surface. Another instrument aboard the probe, the High-resolution Volatiles and Minerals Moon Mapper (HVM3), built by NASA's Jet ...

The 11.5-foot (3.5-meter), 440-pound (200-kilogram) probe was designed to orbit low over the lunar surface to hunt for and map where water might be found in permanently shadowed regions on the moon.

The probe was heading for an asteroid to scout ... making it the “southernmost lunar landing and surface operations ever achieved,” according to the company. Engineered by Colossal Biosciences ...

but the exact fate of the probe is unclear. The company confirmed that the Athena lander is on the lunar surface, but is working to confirm its orientation. A post-landing press conference is ...

It wasn't a picture-perfect landing, however. While Athena is sending data home to Earth and generating power on the lunar surface, the spacecraft does not seem to have landed fully upright as ...

"We don't believe we're in the correct attitude (orientation) on the surface of ... orbiter known as the Lunar Trailblazer, a commercial deep space asteroid prospecting probe named Odin, and ...

The company reached the lunar surface in 2024, and now its second lander ... Eventually, data from the probe arrived, accompanied by relief at Intuitive Machines’ mission control.

Intuitive Machines' most recent lunar lander has suffered the same fate as the exploration company's initial one. The six-legged Athena spacecraft is now "on her side" atop the moon's surface ...

This artist's concept depicts NASA's Lunar Trailblazer in lunar orbit about 60 miles from the surface of the moon ... Once that happens, the probe can land, as the lander's solar panels need ...