SpaceX's Starship explodes in space, again raining debris over Caribbean
SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft exploded in space on Thursday (March 6) minutes after lifting off from Texas, causing ...
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Scientists Hope This Tool Could Identify Tiny Fossils on Mars, Revealing Hints to Potential Early Life on the Planet
If Mars ever hosted microorganisms in its bygone oceans, their fossils might still be preserved in minerals—and now, we have ...
Private US Spaceship Lands Near Moon's South Pole, But Awkwardly
Intuitive Machines made history in 2024 as the first private firm to place a spaceship on Earth's nearest neighbor, though ...
Why NASA Is Trying to Go Back to the Moon
President Trump set the U.S. on a path to sending astronauts back to the lunar surface during his first term. Lately he has ...
Intuitive Machines’ Athena lander reaches the moon, but its status is unclear
The Houston-based company put its Athena spacecraft on the moon just after 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before. Follow for live ...
SpaceX loses another Starship in latest launch
SpaceX said it has lost contact with its massive Starship rocket during its highly anticipated test launch on Thursday ...
Private US spaceship Athena lands near Moon's south pole in uncertain condition
This March 3, 2025, image courtesy of Intuitive Machines, LLC shows the company's IM-2 mission Nova-C class lunar lander, ...
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Athena spacecraft is 2nd lander to reach moon in a week, but location, condition unclear
The moon lander Athena made it to the lunar surface, but its condition and exact location remain unclear, Intuitive Machines ...
Moon Lander’s Journey to Lunar Surface Ends With Uncertainty
Intuitive Machines, a Houston company aiming to repeat a 2024 landing, said its spacecraft, Athena, has power and is communicating but may not be upright. It is unclear how that might impact the ...