Russian space scientists did more than edge ahead of the U.S. in the race to place a man on the lunar landscape. They proved that he would find a surface solid enough to stand on when he got there.

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The small satellite will use two state-of-the-art science ... of water on the lunar surface. The LTM instrument will map the minerals and thermal properties of the same landscape.

This will measure the surface temperature and the various minerals that make up the lunar landscape, to help confirm the presence and location of water. The instrument will work in tandem with ...

Firefly Aerospace, the Texas-based company operating the spacecraft, shared the incredible video and imagery days after the lander entered lunar orbit on its 45-day expedition to the surface.

Images downlinked from Athena on the lunar surface show Athena on its side. “With the direction of the sun, the orientation of the solar panels, and extreme cold temperatures in the crater ...