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

After hours of uncertainty, officials from the Houston company said there are clues that the spacecraft is on its side, which could limit the mission’s scientific accomplishments.

Intuitive Machines hoped for a similar success with its IM-2 mission Thursday morning. The Athena lander made it to the moon's surface, but not everything went smoothly.By the time the landing ...

Less than a day after Intuitive Machines landed on the Moon, the company declared an early end to its mission after its ...

Grace isn't the only robot that caught a ride to the lunar surface on Athena. The lander is also carrying a small rover called MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform), which was built by the ...

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

American company Intuitive Machines attempted its second lunar landing yesterday, aiming to bring its Athena spacecraft down in the Mons Mouton region near the moon’s south pole. The lander did touch ...

A lunar lander built by Intuitive Machines is scheduled to descend to the moon’s surface today, potentially marking the ...

The Athena spacecraft appears to be ’oriented somewhat’ on its side, just like the previous Odysseus lander.

Intuitive Machines' second moon lander was launched on Wednesday atop a SpaceX rocket, setting off for the latest private U.S. moonshot one year after the company's first attempt ended early with a ...

Intuitive Machines announced its second mission to the moon has ended after Athena, its lunar lander, fell 'on her side.' ...

A second commercially-built moon lander, this one built by Houston-based Intuitive Machines, landed near the moon's south pole Thursday, but telemetry indicated it ended up on its side.