The Odysseus Lander Is Tipped Over on Its Side on the Moon
Intuitive Machines’ private lander stumbled on its way down to the lunar surface and is possibly leaning over on a rock on the Moon. The vehicle is still operational and…
‘Odie’ Lander Begins Its Journey to the Moon. Here’s What’s Next
Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander has begun its eight-day voyage to the Moon. The mission is fraught with peril, as every previous attempt by private companies to land softly on the…
A New Mission to the Moon Is Set, But Can We Just Not With the Space Garbage?
Intuitive Machines is preparing its Nova-C lander for takeoff, hoping that it becomes the first private mission to touchdown on the lunar surface following a a few failed attempts by…
Love and Rockets: A Valentine’s Day Launch Aims to Break Moon Landing Jinx
This Valentine’s Day, there will be more than love in the air, with SpaceX scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 Moon lander. Should Odysseus successfully…
The Best—and Most Upsetting—Space Images From January
Image: Safran This striking scanning electron microscope image offers an intimate view of a test glass surface, part of a project to enhance the lifespan of atomic clocks in navigation…
Sunlight May Reignite Japan’s Struggling ‘Lunar Sniper’ on the Moon
Japan’s space agency, JAXA, achieved a historic soft landing with SLIM on Friday morning, but the lander ran into instant trouble by not being able to collect solar energy and…
Astrobotic Feared ‘Catastrophic Situation’ If It Didn’t Destroy Peregrine Lunar Lander
Astrobotic bid farewell to its Peregrine lunar lander on Thursday as the spacecraft plunged through Earth’s atmosphere, thereby preventing the failed mission from colliding into other spacecraft. China’s Plan to…
A First-of-Its-Kind ‘Pinpoint’ Moon Landing Could Happen This Week
We’re still reeling from last week’s Astrobotic failure, in which a catastrophic propellant leak rendered the Peregrine lunar lander incapable of completing its Moon landing mission. It’s not the outcome…
Peregrine Lander Headed for Fiery Earth Reentry After Failing to Reach the Moon
The Peregrine lunar lander is coming back home to die. Astrobotic’s shiny gold spacecraft is on a trajectory towards Earth, where it is expected to burn up in the planet’s…
Peregrine Moon Mission Runs Into Disaster, and More Top Science News of the Week
Photo: David Joseph Sometimes, a moment is so fleeting or a scene is so small that not even the fiercest squint can capture it. Advertisement Thankfully, that’s where cameras—and the…