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.

One of those investigations involved a distinctive deep dive into studying the interior of the moon.

As the successful initial launch of the NASA Artemis program begins the process of returning astronauts to the Moon, lunar surface navigation remains a critical need and an important challenge.

A NASA spacecraft around the moon has photographed the crash site of a Japanese company's lunar lander.Related video above: SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodesNASA released the pictures ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft around the moon has photographed the crash site of a Japanese company's lunar lander. Related video above: SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodes ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft around the moon has photographed the crash site of a Japanese company's lunar lander. Related video above: SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas explodes ...