A robotic lander named Athena has made its final descent to the moon’s surface, marking the second lunar touchdown for a US ... We’re collecting photos now and downlinking those, and we ...

(CNN) — A robotic lander named Athena has made its final descent to the moon’s surface, marking the second lunar touchdown for ... We’re collecting photos now and downlinking those, and ...

and we're going to get a picture from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter camera from above, from orbit, and we'll confirm that over the coming days as we get that data down." The touchdown came one ...

It did, however, manage to send back pictures confirming its position and ... It took a while for Mission Control to confirm touchdown. This was the second landing attempt for Intuitive Machines.

NASA's Lunar Trailblazer probe was designed to map the moon's water distribution, while Odin, a small private probe, aimed to capture close-up photos of an asteroid. IM has been awarded two more ...