A robot aboard the recent Athena lunar lander survived the botched landing — but tragically couldn't break free.

Lunar Outpost’s MAPP rover mission would have seen it become the first U.S. robotic rover on the surface of the moon. It ...

A new collaboration has Lego getting ready to "blast off" with the help of a company now heading for the moon. The ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Athena's mission, known as IM-2, is targeting a landing at around 12:32 p.m. EST (1732 GMT ...

It’s hitching a ride to the moon to find out whether robots could someday repair spaceships like the one carrying it.

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

The Houston-based company that was set to deliver a historic water-hunting mission to the lunar south pole says its Athena ...

Had MAPP been able to break free — or if Athena had stuck its landing — it would have been the first US robotic rover deployed on the surface of the Moon — not to mention the first private ...