JAXA small lunar landing demonstrator "SLIM ". Watch how it travels to the moon's surface in this animated explainer. Credit: JAXA ...

NASA, for its part, had already spotted the wreckage. About a week after the crash, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter passed ...

In April 2023, ispace's first lander crashed on the Moon due to a similar altitude measurement problem. The spacecraft thought it was on the surface of the Moon, but was actually firing its engine ...

A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon. The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure ...

A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon.

A NASA-funded plan to build a large radio telescope on the moon's far side is nearing final approval and could become a reality by the 2030s, researchers say. The ambitious project will help safeguard ...

A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A privately owned lunar lander touched down on the moon with a drill, drone and rovers for NASA and other customers Thursday, but quickly ran into trouble and may ...

Intuitive Machines' Athena lander may have fallen over after landing near moon's south pole. Mission control is assessing situation amid NASA collaboration.

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost after touching down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA on Sunday. Moon’s surface and Earth are visible on the horizon, Blue Ghost’s solar panel, X ...

A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon today, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth's ...