On March 6, 1986, the Soviet Union's Vega 1 spacecraft flew by Halley's Comet. Vega 1 was the first of five missions to fly by Halley's Comet in the same month. This fleet of spacecraft has been ...

Based on a reading from an inertial measurement unit inside the vehicle, most likely Athena is lying on its side. This is the ...

Intuitive Machines said on Thursday that its robotic Athena lander has landed on the moon's surface but details of the ...

Athena, launched on February 26 from Florida atop a SpaceX rocket, carried 11 payloads and scientific instruments to a site approximately 160 kilometers from the lunar south pole.

Houston-based space startup Intuitive Machines is one of many companies primed by Nasa to return the US to the moon. Read ...

The Athena lander, built by Texas-based company Intuitive Machines, could be the second commercial spacecraft to land on the ...

By Joey Roulette and Akash Sriram WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Intuitive Machines' Athena spacecraft does not appear to be upright ...

By Joey Roulette and Akash Sriram WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Intuitive Machines' second moon landing appears to have suffered the ...

Intuitive Machines sent final commands to its uncrewed Athena spacecraft on Thursday as it closed in on a landing spot near ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena lunar lander has successfully entered Low Lunar Orbit (LLO) and is set for a historic touchdown near the Moon's South Pole to explore the lunar terrain and search for water ...