Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after a 2-week mission
Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander fell silent over the weekend, wrapping up two weeks of science experiments for NASA.
Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. The latest casualty ...
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 ...
Yes, we are about to be treated to a second lunar landing in a week
It was not until February 22, 2024, that another American-built spacecraft made a soft landing on the Moon. This was the Nova ...
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U.S. spacecraft encounters problem during its ambitious moon landing
A 15-foot-tall spacecraft had an imperfect landing on the moon. The NASA-funded mission to the moon, operated by the Houston ...
Two moon missions touched down on the lunar surface. How they unfolded was a stark contrast
This week, follow the journeys of two lunar landers, meet “woolly mice,” see the oldest known bone tools, and more.
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Private lunar lander may have fallen over while touching down near the moon's south pole
It was the second moon landing this week by a Texas company under NASA’s commercial lunar delivery program. Sunday’s touchdown was a complete success. Intuitive Machines' newest Athena lander ...
WATCH: South Americans gather to observe the red ‘blood moon’ lunar eclipse
According to NASA, the Earth, moon and sun line up to produce a solar or lunar eclipse anywhere from four to seven times a year. The last total lunar eclipse was in 2022 and a partial lunar eclipse ...
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Moon Lander’s Journey to Lunar Surface Ends With Uncertainty
Images from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which will pass over the landing site, could pinpoint Athena’s precise location. It has been a busy week in spaceflight and on the moon.
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Intuitive Machines reaches moon despite imperfect landing
Thursday’s landing attempt came four days after another commercial space company, Firefly Aerospace, successfully landed on the moon. The missions, which are paid for in part by NASA ...
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Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses. The latest casualty came this week after Intuitive Machines put another lander sideways on ...