American space agency NASA announced the Dragonfly quadcopter that will be sent to Titan will target the Selk crater on ...

Several issues conspired to bring Athena down, including tough lighting conditions near the moon's south pole.

A model of the VIPER rover, which was supposed to launch in late 2023. NASA/Helen Arase Vargas NASA’s VIPER is designed to search for water ice around the Moon’s south pole. But instead of ...

With recent cuts to Mars Sample Return, China will lead the charge to Mars and to the moon. Credit ... the U.S. has cancelled its only planned lunar rover and conducted several attempted smallsat ...

The lander also carries the Grace hopping spacecraft and the MAPP rover, which will help provide valuable insights into the Moon’s terrain and resources. This success comes just days after Firefly ...

Three rovers and a first-of-its-kind hopping drone. After becoming the first private firm to land on the Moon last year, Intuitive Machines ... Yaoki, a more compact rover from Japanese company Dymon, ...

Listen to Story The lander also carries a hopping spacecraft It is carrying a small rover called MAPP ... Intuitive Machines' Athena lander will attempt to land close to the Moon's South Pole. The ...

Also Read: Milestone: Pakistan’s Lunar Rover set for historic moon ... a first-of-its-kind hopping drone designed to explore the Moon’s rugged terrain. Landing on the Moon presents unique ...

But "Grace," the hopping drone — named after computing ... navigate the moon's treacherous terrain in ways no rover can. Landing on the moon presents unique challenges due to the absence of ...

If you haven’t been hit with the overview effect in a while, take a moment to look at these beautiful pictures from Athena, a Moon lander ... s landing site, “hopping” down into the crater ...

It is designed to traverse the Moon's rugged inclines, boulders, and craters -- a valuable capability to support future crewed missions. Also aboard is a small rover, which will test a lunar ...

Athena, a 15-foot (4.7-meter) lander, will touch down approximately 160 kilometers from the Moon's south pole. Listen to Story Its primary objective is to explore the lunar terrain It will search for ...