Intuitive Machines' Athena moon lander is giving us some incredible views from lunar orbit ahead of its March 6 touchdown attempt.

Grace isn't the only robot that caught a ride to the lunar surface on Athena. The lander is also carrying a small rover called MAPP (Mobile Autonomous Prospecting Platform), which was built by the ...

In 1902, Scott, Dr. Edward Wilson, and Ernest Shackleton set out with dog teams and sledges aiming to be the first to reach the South Pole ... and the first aerial survey of Antarctica via ...

Scientists have long sought to determine the age of the moon's South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, the largest and oldest known ...

The IM-2 landed in the lunar south pole region, roughly 820 feet from its ... another CLPS mission tasked with using NASA instruments to survey. the moon's environment on the Earth-facing side.

The IM-2 lander is believed to have reached the moon's south pole region, but its precise position and location are unclear.

When it comes to jobs at the South Pole, explorers or marine biologists might spring to mind. But scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have announced a new hiring push - and it's ...

FATIMA: Who shall we look up today? OLLIE: What about an explorer who went to the South Pole? FATIMA: Okay, sounds good. Holo-Lab, can we meet an explorer who went to the South Pole? HOLO-LAB ...

This photo provided by Intuitive Machines on Friday, March 7, 2025, shows the Athena, a private lunar lander, after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole. (Intuitive Machines via AP) ...

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