A private lunar lander from Japan fell silent while descending to the moon with a mini rover Friday and its fate was unknown.

Resilience, ispace's second lunar lander, had problems measuring its distance to the surface and could not slow its descent ...

A private lunar lander from Japan descended toward a touchdown on the moon Friday, but flight controllers lost contact with ...

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

Japan's private space company ispace has said its latest uncrewed moon lander has probably crashed on to the surface, two years after another unsuccessful touchdown attempt. The Tokyo-based ...

By Kenneth Chang This is the third moon landing attempt Kenneth Chang has reported on this year. A Japanese company had hoped that the second time would be the charm for putting a robotic lander ...

A private lunar lander from Japan descended toward a touchdown on the moon Friday, but flight controllers lost contact with the spacecraft and were unsure of its fate. The Tokyo-based company ...

People await the update on ispace’s private lunar lander’s attempt to touch down on the moon Friday, June 6, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. (Kyodo News via AP) A private lunar lander from Japan ...