The Intuitive Machines IM-2 'Athena' lander has captured amazing views of the moon from lunar orbit. Credit: Space.com | ...

The Intuitive Machines IM-2 Nova-C "Athena" moon lander captured views of the SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage and Earth post ...

IM-2 launched Feb. 26 on a Falcon 9, which placed the Athena lander on a translunar trajectory. The spacecraft performed a 492-second burn of its main engine early March 3, entering orbit around ...

Intuitive Machines’ IM-2 mission has ended after its lunar lander, Athena, apparently toppled over as it touched down and came to rest on its side yesterday in a shadowed crater, the company ...

Intuitive Machines, Inc. has successfully launched its IM-2 mission lunar lander, named Athena, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, marking a historic moment with three lunar landers en route to the ...

For IM-2, Intuitive Machines has given its Nova-C lander the name Athena, honoring the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom. (The IM-2 mission team has affectionately shortened the name to Addy.) ...

“IM-2 has to be a lot more accurate than IM-1,” said Intuitive Machines’ navigation lead, Mike Hansen, during a company podcast interview last year. “So, IM-1 we could get away with about ...

With its launch, IM-2 would become the third lander simultaneously headed for the moon, along with Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 and ispace's Resilience, both of which are in lunar orbit after ...

Intuitive Machine’s IM-2 mission launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida last week.

However, the IM-2 and NASA are trying to determine its position and the health of the vehicle. During a teleconference with NASA and Intuitive Machines officials later on Thursday afternoon, they ...

An image released by Intuitive Machines showing the IM-2 lander during its descent to the surface of the moon. Credit: Intuitive Machines/NASA webcast Companies and organizations can spend years ...

This mystery hasn’t been solved quite yet, but the Lunar Trailblazer and IM-2 missions may bring scientists one step closer to the answers they’re chasing. The outcome of the missions could also spark ...