Peregrine One mission: Moon lander due to burn up in Earth's atmosphere
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The company behind the Peregrine One Moon mission has said that its lander is now on a path towards Earth.
Astrobotic, which had been hoping to land the first American-made spacecraft on the Moon in 50 years, added that its spacecraft would likely burn up in the atmosphere in the next few days.
Experts have been working with Nasa and other space companies to find the safest and most responsible way of ending Peregrine's mission.
Last week, it was announced the lunar lander had hit a technical glitch and couldn't reach the Moon - only a day after the mission was launched.
What's happened to Peregrine One?
The Vulcan rocket is pictured here in orbit around the Earth, shortly before separation from the Peregrine craft when the fault was identified
The Peregrine Mission One (PM1), built by private US space company Astrobotic, blasted into space on 8 January.
However, despite the smooth take off, it soon hit a technical glitch.
Shortly after the spacecraft separated from the rocket, the spaceship experienced a fault that meant it lost "critical" amounts of fuel.
Technicians said the planned touch down on the Moon was no longer a possibility.
However, Astrobotic said it was able to power up the science experiments it was carrying for NASA and other space agencies, and could still gather spaceflight data.
Peregrine One: What will happen next?
Posting on social media Astrobotic said: "Our latest assessment now shows the spacecraft is on a path towards Earth, where it will likely burn up in the Earth's atmosphere."
According to the company, the box-shaped robot has been in space for more than five days and is about 242,000 miles from our planet.
The company will have another chance to try and get to the Moon later this year with its Griffin lander that is due to transport Nasa's VIPER rover to the lunar south pole in November.