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Telemetry indicates the top of the spacecraft may be resting on a rock or the lander could be tipped over on upward-sloping terrain. But Steve Altemus, CEO and co-founder of Intuitive Machines, said Odysseus is still able to draw power from the sun and …

Space.com

There was an electric moment on Feb. 22, when Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander, a rectangular prism built atop several slender metallic legs, touched down on the surface of the moon. Surely, moon landings are always a thrill.

CNN

The Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lunar lander captured a fish-eye view of Schomberger crater on the moon after touching down. Intuitive Machines. Hours before Odie’s landing, the spacecraft experienced …

Space.com

Applications are open for NASA’s next year-long mock Mars mission, which simulates the challenges crews may face during future expeditions on the Red Planet. The ground-based mission, called CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog), …

CNN

The revelation comes after Intuitive Machines had initially described Odysseus as “upright” in an update posted to the social media platform X just after the historic mission made its touchdown on the lunar surface Thursday. But the …

Space.com

The Full Snow Moon will rise around 6:30 p.m. local time in the east, just as the sun is setting in the west. a bright full moon rises behind a snow-covered mountain. A full moon appears behind snow covered mountains in Kars, Turkey on Feb. 27, 2021.

USA TODAY

The upcoming April 8 total solar eclipse offers spectators a rare chance to gaze upon the darkness with the naked eye – for a few brief moments. You’ll still need specialized eclipse glasses.

Space.com

a black-and-white spacex falcon 9 rocket launches into a blue sky. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites lifts off from Space Launch Complex 4 East ( …

The New York Times

The Odysseus spacecraft was drifting horizontally as it set down, and a landing strut may have hit an obstacle on the surface. Share full article.

Space.com

Jayadev Pradeep, a scientist with the Space Physics Laboratory at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, said during a recent webinar that a helicopter planned for a Mars landing mission will carry a suite of payloads for aerial exploration of the planet, India …