NASA, for its part, had already spotted the wreckage. About a week after the crash, the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter passed ...

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has imaged the crash site of Resilience, a moon lander built and operated by the ...

A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon. The Tokyo-based company ispace declared the mission a failure ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — The Japanese company ispace announced that it believes its HAKUTO-R Mission 2 lunar lander has been lost while attempting to land on the moon on Thursday afternoon.

In this week’s episode of Space Minds we bring you a special panel discussion on the future of commercial lunar exploration ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The Japanese company ispace that attempted to send a lunar lander to the moon in 2023 plans to launch its HAKUTO-R Mission 2 in mid-January.

Despite back-to-back failures, ispace is planning its third moon landing attempt in 2027 with Nasa’s cooperation.

China’s lunar ambitions have evolved from symbolic flag planting to a systematic push for permanent space infrastructure.

A laser navigating tool doomed a Japanese company’s lunar lander earlier this month, causing it to crash into the moon.

A laser navigating tool doomed a Japanese company’s lunar lander earlier this month, causing it to crash into the moon. Officials for ispace announced the news from Tokyo on Tuesday. The crash ...

A Japanese company has launched a rocket designed to monitor sea temperature and greenhouse gases as part of its overall ...