Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander marks the first fully successful commercial moon mission, achieving all objectives and ...

Boulder, we have a problem. A camera to map the moon’s South Pole, which was developed in part at the University of Colorado ...

Athena’s software includes a map of craters within the area ... have scouted out a safe spot — avoiding treacherous craters, moon rocks and other obstacles. • Terminal Descent: This is ...

The latest attempt to land on the Moon went at least ... meant to hop into shadowy craters, also depends on Athena’s position ...

It aimed to orbit the moon and help scientists develop a detailed water map of the lunar surface ... especially in the eternally shadowed craters in the polar regions that appear to hold frozen ...

A robotic lander named Athena has made its final descent to the moon’s surface, marking the second lunar touchdown for a US ...

Part of NASA's Small Innovative Missions for Planetary Exploration (SIMPLEx) program, the small, low-cost Lunar Trailblazer ...

Some craters near the south pole of the moon are in permanent shadow, and researchers believe there might be water ice hidden beneath the surface. That water would be essential for any future moon ...

Technology developed by Georgia Tech researchers and launched Wednesday on a NASA mission will “help pave the way for American astronauts to explore the Moon and beyond.” ...