Chang'e-6 samples suggest 4.25-billion-year-old impact formed moon's South Pole–Aitken basin
Scientists have long sought to determine the age of the moon's South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, the largest and oldest known ...
Intuitive Machines’ spacecraft landed in a moon crater and ended up on its side
Intuitive Machines said the Athena had enough power to be able to perform some of the scientific objectives for NASA before ...
Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s ...
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Dead Athena moon lander seen inside its crater grave from lunar orbit (photos)
Athena, the second lunar lander from Houston company Intuitive Machines, tipped over during its touchdown on March 6, ending up on its side within a small crater near the moon's south pole.
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Ill-Fated Moon Lander Unexpectedly Woke Up and Sent One Last Message
Last week, a lunar lander skidded across the surface of the Moon and ended up in a cold, dark crater, ending its mission before it began. Now, details newly revealed by Houston-based aerospace ...
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A Jumping Lunar Robot Is About to Explore a Pitch-Black Moon Crater for the First Time
Scientists think there might be ice trapped at the moon’s poles, particularly in permanently shadowed regions, or PSRs. These are craters near the poles that, because of the moon’s tilt ...
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Private Intuitive Machines moon lander declared dead after falling on its side in crater at the lunar south pole
The spacecraft, which attempted a historic landing in rugged terrain near the south pole of the moon on Thursday (March 6), had toppled on its side inside a frigid crater. A photo taken by the ...