An Israeli spacecraft, the Beresheet, has crashed on the surface of the moon after an apparent engine failure.

 

The Beresheet was the first ever privately funded mission to the Moon, with the aim to take photos and conduct experiments.

 

Israel hoped to be the fourth country to land on the moon, with only the US, Russia, and China having had successful moon landings.

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who watched the attempt from the control room, said: "If at first you don't succeed, you try again."