While both the spacecraft are on the near side of the moon, Athena is expected to land near the lunar south pole, a place of ...

Athena is scheduled for touchdown on Thursday at 12:32 p.m. ET and hopes to succeed where its predecessor faltered.

A lunar lander designed by Intuitive Machine is landing Thursday on the moon, where it will attempt to establish the first ...

The Houston-based company is poised to land its Athena spacecraft on the moon at 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.

A robotic lander named Athena is poised to make its final descent to the moon’s surface, potentially marking the second lunar ...