To do it near the South Pole, Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment, a thermal probe on the lander, inserted a needle into the lunar soil and used ten sensors to measure temperatures at ...

Western Europe has a new oldest face: the facial bones of an adult nicknamed “Pink” discovered in Spain were from a potential new member of the human family who lived more than 1.1 million ...

Wearing symbolic white helmets and waving "Stop the Steal" flags, the young men of the "white skull squad" are back on the streets of South Korea and wanting the US to intervene in their country's ...

For many older South Koreans, the name "white skull squad" harks back to a dark time of violence and repression. It was first used in the 1950s, when the country's first president, Rhee Syngman ...

South Carolina women's basketball coach Dawn ... Staley rocked a black Gucci hoodie ensemble for the SEC Tournament matchup against Texas on Sunday. The top-seeded Gamecocks advanced to the ...

A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less than 24 hours after the ...

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) ...

The mission, aimed at reaching the Moon’s south pole, faced a tense delay before confirming touchdown. The Houston-based company had earlier made history in February 2024. It became the first ...

A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less than 24 hours after ...

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 from a year ...

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Update for 1 pm ET: Intuitive Machines landed its private Athena spacecraft near the south pole of the moon today, but the exact fate of the probe is unclear. The company confirmed that the Athena ...