Moon exploration by private companies is escalating. Here's why: A company that establishes infrastructure first could dominate a looming lunar economy. The race is pushing advancements in space ...

The original assumption was that commercial lunar landings would be, to use a basketball term, “shots on goal” with some of them failing.

Intuitive Machine's lander toppled over inside a crater on the Moon's south pole after making its landing attempt this week.

Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar spacecraft landed upright on the Moon–a first for a private company–and released amazing HD video ...

This technology has been used on Earth to study subsurface structures but is being applied on the Moon for the first time.

Blue Ghost conducted the DOI on the far side of the Moon, which caused a communications blackout with Earth. The spacecraft ...

Firefly Aerospace landed a craft safely last week, a first for a private company. But Intuitive Machines’ mission ended when its lander wound up on its side in a crater.

The Athena lunar lander touched down on the moon's surface Thursday, but not where intended, and is no longer in operation.

HOUSTON—Intuitive Machines’ Athena Nova-C lander touched down at Mons Mouton in the south pole region of the Moon on March 6, ...

The Houston-based company put its Athena spacecraft on the moon just after 12:30 p.m. ET. The landing site is closer to the lunar south pole than any human or vehicle has traveled before.

Despite some connection delays postlanding, the lunar lander Athena is officially set to study what lies beneath the moon’s ...