From astronauts looping around the moon to spacecraft reaching Mercury and asteroids near Earth, 2026 is shaping up to be a ...

Intuitive Machines' IM-2 Athena lander ended up on its side on the moon, bringing a premature end to its mission. Commercial moon missions with NASA connections are all the rage right now. Firefly ...

Despite the marvel of space exploration, successful lunar landings remain a formidable challenge. Historically high failure rates highlight the complexity and unpredictability of these missions. The ...

Firefly Aerospace landed its Blue Ghost spacecraft on the moon on Sunday. Moon landings were once exclusive to government agencies, but Firefly is now the second company to do it. The Blue Ghost ...

A commercial lunar lander built by Intuitive Machines has landed on the moon for a second time. And, for a second time, it seems it may have tipped over. The uncrewed Athena lander made an autonomous ...

For the second time in less than a week, an uncrewed American lunar lander has touched down on the surface of Earth's celestial neighbor as NASA races to get humans back to the moon in the years ahead ...

The Blue Ghost 1 lander casts a shadow on the lunar surface after touching down on the moon March 2. Credit: Firefly Aerospace Updated 7:45 a.m. Eastern with post-landing comments. CEDAR PARK, Texas — ...

Firefly Aerospace became the first commercial company to make a picture-perfect landing on the Moon early Sunday, touching down on an ancient basaltic plain, named Mare Crisium, to fulfill a $101 ...

The Resilience spacecraft went dark during its landing attempt on June 5, and likely hit the moon too fast. The company will try again in 2027. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Intuitive Machines' IM-2 Athena lander ended up on its side on the moon, forcing a premature end to a mission packed with rovers and NASA science. Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser ...