Private lunar lander Athena fails mission after sideways landing in moon crater, ending $62 million NASA experiment.

Intuitive Machines collected some data for NASA before calling an early end of mission at 12:15 a.m. CST Friday.

Moon exploration by private companies is escalating. Here's why: A company that establishes infrastructure first could dominate a looming lunar economy. The race is pushing advancements in space ...

In a groundbreaking moment for space exploration, three private lunar landers are simultaneously en route to the Moon. The ...

Nokia has made history by becoming the first company to deploy a 4G network on the moon, marking a monumental leap in space ...

Intuitive Machines ended Athena's mission prematurely after the transportation device fell over shortly after landing near ...

The Intuitive Machines' Nova-C "Odysseus" lander has delivered its first image from the surface of the moon. Also, see the NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter view of the lander from moon orbit.

The original assumption was that commercial lunar landings would be, to use a basketball term, “shots on goal” with some of them failing.

Intuitive Machines is a leading space exploration company with significant growth, driven by major contracts. See why I rate ...