Odysseus, an American lunar lander that had a doomed, wonky descent on the moon, sent its final image on Thursday before its power banks depleted, said Intuitive Machines (IM), the private company behind the project that saw America reach the Moon after over 50 years.

'Goodnight Odie': Wonky US Moon lander Odysseus goes dark with power banks depleted

Odysseus, the toppled US Spacecraft at the end of its fifth day (Tuesday, Feb 28) on the lunar surface, was still operational, reported Texas-based Intuitive Machines (IM).

'Quite the photographer': US lunar spacecraft Odysseus shares new pictures

A popular sheep will soon be off to space, and while "it might be a small step for a human, it's a giant leap for lambkind". Shaun, the title character from the animated television series "Shaun the Sheep" has been selected as the first 'astronaut' abroad the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency's (ESA) Artemis 1 lunar mission.

'A giant leap for lambkind': Shaun the Sheep will be ESA, NASA's first 'astronaut' to the Moon

With just 29 seconds left on the clock for its rocket launch, NASA aborted a crucial test that would've been monumental in placing humans on the moon. Why did this happen?

Why did NASA abort important 'Artemis Mission' rocket test launch with just 29 seconds left on clock?

NASA said on Tuesday that eight nations have signed the international agreement for Moon exploration called the Artemis Accords. Also Read: NASA picks four US small businesses to build Artemis lunar tech The US space agency aims to humans to the Moon and beyond by 2024.

Eight nations sign NASA'S space coalition mission under Artemis Accords

NASA is calling on innovators from around the world to develop a new space toilet that would work not just in microgravity such as aboard the ISS.

The big challenge of moon missions; How do astronauts answer nature's call?