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

This was the company's second attempt to land on the Moon, with both missions having toppled over on the lunar surface.

Intuitive Machines said it was uncertain whether its Athena lander was upright near the moon’s south pole — standing 15 feet (4.7 meters) tall — or lying sideways like its first spacecraft ...

Current and upcoming Moon missions focus on exploring the lunar south pole in particular, with frozen water presumed to exist in deep craters at both poles. All of which raises the question of we ...

In next 4 hours, approximately at 10 pm, Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander will open its shutters to release the Pragyan Rover, which will then start its research phase of the Moon’s South Pole ...

Nasa administrator Bill Nelson has suggested China might occupy the moon’s south pole if its astronauts get there first, using the dispute over the Spratly Islands to back his claim of a new ...

A render of the Chang'e-8 lunar lander on the surface of the moon. Credit ... partners to fly on the country’s Chang’e-8 lunar south pole mission, expanding its space diplomacy.