Firefly plans to launch its lander toward the moon’s South Pole by the end of 2026. Assuming it arrives in one piece, the ...

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. The lander is ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — 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 have fallen ...

South Korea aims to launch a lunar communication orbiter in 2029 and a lunar lander in 2032 as part of its long-term space ...

Europe's plans to develop a robotic lunar lander are moving ahead with the announcement of an Italy-led consortium that will ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this shot of Intuitive Machines' Athena lander on ...

Private space companies are testing new ways to provide continuous power to enable permanent human habitats on the moon.

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander captured footage of the Moon during its third lunar orbit maneuver on February 24 that inserted the spacecraft in a near-circular low lunar orbit. The photo was captured ...

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost after touching down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA Sunday, March 2, 2025. Moon's surface and Earth are visible on the horizon, Blue Ghost's solar panel, X ...

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

The vision of mining space for resources is no longer science fiction. The moon's proximity to Earth and the presence of ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business ...