"With the direction of the Sun, the orientation of the solar panels ... More on the lander: There's Some Serious Drama on the Moon The post Lunar Lander Trips and Dies Inside South Pole Crater ...

The lander apparently touched down 100 miles or so from the moon's south pole around 12:30 p.m. EST ... to operate for about 10 days before the sun sets and darkness sweeps over the landing ...

Intuitive Machines says its Athena lunar lander was unable to recharge its batteries while resting on its side, bringing the ...

"With the direction of the sun, the orientation of the solar panels ... NASA addressed the challenges the moon's south pole region presents in the statement Friday. “Our targeted landing ...

Unlike a total solar eclipse, part of the sun is still visible during a partial solar eclipse, so there is no darkening of ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is giving us some incredible views from lunar orbit ahead of its March 6 touchdown attempt.

Intuitive Machines’ Athena lunar lander approached the moon’s surface on the south pole Thursday ... They never see the sun, so they’re extremely cold, and we believe that water and other ...

The south polar region of the moon is particularly difficult to reach and operate on given the harsh sun angles ... a spacecraft has come to the south pole, just 100 miles (160 kilometers ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander planned to deploy two small rovers, a rocket-powered "hopper," and use a powerful drill to probe the lunar surface.

Scientists have long sought to determine the age of the moon's South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, the largest and oldest known ...

The moon lander Athena made it to the lunar surface, but its condition and exact location remain unclear, Intuitive Machines and NASA confirmed.

The Houston-based company is poised to land its Athena spacecraft on the moon at 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.