Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Four-and-a-half months after launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket, a privately-built Japanese lander attempted to touch down on the moon ...

WASHINGTON — Problems with laser altimeters along with lighting and terrain challenges caused Intuitive Machines’ second lunar lander to fall on its side when it landed on the moon in March. Company ...

The year’s first moon landing was a big success. The second not so much. Now a third commercial lunar lander has entered orbit around the moon ahead of its chance for glory next month. Japanese ...

The Resilience lander was carrying a tiny rover, a miniature Swedish cottage, and several science payloads when it crashed onto the lunar surface. Reading time 2 minutes A private Japanese spacecraft ...

Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost 4 lander will deliver two rovers to the moon and carry three instruments for NASA. Credit: Firefly Aerospace WASHINGTON — NASA has selected Firefly Aerospace for a ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This is a 1/5 scale model of the Surveyor spacecraft, which was used by NASA and Hughes Aircraft Company engineering ...

Any mission heading to the surface of the Moon needs to succeed, first and foremost, a lander. That would be the piece of technology that delivers whatever experiments and gear its operators send up ...

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