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![Intuitive Machines' Odysseus moon lander beamed home this selfie on Feb. 16, 2024, a day after launching atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/toHQ6MLBu3P7TPWecCesaC-320-80.jpg)
Intuitive Machines moon lander beams home stunning photos of Earth from space
By Mike Wall published
Intuitive Machines' robotic Odysseus spacecraft snapped a few selfies with Earth in the background shortly after its Feb. 15 launch.
![An illustration of China's Chang'e 3 lunar lander on the moon's surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D9wPq3rmc5SY7bsAuR9FrR-320-80.jpg)
China eyes May 2024 launch for 1st-ever lunar sample-return mission to far side of the moon
By Andrew Jones published
China's Chang'e-6 mission is expected to launch in May 2024 and touch down on the moon's far side to collect samples of lunar material to be returned to Earth for study.
![Mosaic images of the lunar surface captured by the Multiband Spectroscopic Camera (MBC) onboard Japan’s SLIM moon lander immediately after its Jan. 19 touchdown (left) and after power was restored about 10 days later (right). As the direction of the sun changed from east to west, so did the shadows cast on the lunar surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x7stH25VFixUyrEdQoGEoc-320-80.jpg)
Japan's SLIM moon lander may be dead for good as freezing lunar night sets in
By Andrew Jones published
Days after being revived from its initial power loss on the moon, Japan's SLIM lander will now sleep through the deep cold of lunar night — and may or may not wake up afterward.
![An illustration of the private Nova-C moon lander built by Intuitive Machines on the lunar surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8sj8zQQTPFtmNzqvjxyCtm-320-80.jpg)
Elon Musk's SpaceX could launch a private moon lander within weeks
By Mike Wall published
Riding aboard a SpaceX rocket, Intuitive Machines' Nova-C lander is expected to lift off in mid-February, though the target window has not yet been announced.
![A photograph of the moon's surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QogXFDc2pYrQqjKNWEh6L4-320-80.jpg)
Pinpoint landing: NASA orbiter spies Japan's revived SLIM moon lander on lunar surface
By Brett Tingley published
NASA's images show SLIM's landing site both before and after the probe's touchdown.
![A photograph of the moon's surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nHH5s6okt9GPHcBXEetEh3-320-80.jpg)
The moon is shrinking, causing landslides and moonquakes exactly where NASA wants to build its 1st lunar colony
By Rahul Rao published
The moon has been slowly shrinking for millions of years. Now, as Artemis 3 nears its 2026 launch date, geologists worry about whether moonquakes and lunar landslides will impact landing.
![The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), is seen in this handout image taken by LEV-2 on the moon, released on January 25, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YQgxWhRBvkXeGtmcBZDjam-320-80.jpg)
Japan's 'Moon Sniper' resurrected nearly 9 days after losing power, thanks to solar charge
By Kiley Price published
The lunar lander's solar panels are now generating power, Japan's space agency says.
![Render of Peregrine on the lunar surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3kMgktFqmdnYeH3Xhg3V6Y-320-80.jpg)
You can pay to have your ashes buried on the moon. Should you?
By Carol Oliver published
The ill-fated Peregrine lander was carrying human ashes that would have marked the first private burial on the moon. But is sending your mortal remains to the moon legal, or ethical?
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