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Japan's SLIM moon lander snaps final photos before going dormant during lunar night

Japan's historic SLIM moon lander has powered down ahead of a likely mission-ending cold lunar nighttime — but not before grabbing some final images and loads of science data.

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Study reveals Earth's moon is shrinking, impacting lunar stability

A new NASA-funded study reveals that the Earth's moon is shrinking, causing creases on its surface and making it potentially unstable for future lunar expl...

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Japanese moon probe back to work after sun reaches its solar panels

Japanese moon explorer resumes mission after landing upside down, analyzing lunar rocks to understand moon's origin and evolution.

The Hindu

The Japanese moon lander gets back to work after the sun reaches its solar panels

A Japanese moon explorer is up and running Monday after several tense days without the sunlight it needs to generate power.

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Japan's Moon Lander Comes Back To Life

Japan's Moon lander has come back to life, the space agency said Monday, enabling the craft to proceed with its mission of investigating the lunar surface despite its rocky start.

International Business Times

The moon could be perfect for cutting-edge telescopes — but not if we don't protect it

Moon-based telescopes would allow astronomers to conduct cutting-edge science. But given how busy the moon is getting, will the lunar surface be free enough from interference?

Space

'We proved that you can land wherever you want.' Japan's SLIM moon probe nailed precise lunar landing, JAXA says

Japan's SLIM spacecraft made a strange but precise lunar landing, touching the moon with the tip of its nose as it landed incredibly close its target location.

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Japan's Successful Lunar Mission: Pinpoint Landing on Moon

Japan successfully landed its lunar probe, SLIM, on the moon, albeit slightly off target. Despite a landing mishap, the mission marks a significant achieve...

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Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ makes successful pinpoint landing, space agency says

Japan says it has received all of the data about its aircraft’s historic landing after having to power it off.

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Japan Craft Made Successful Pin-point Moon Landing, Space Agency Says

Japan's "Moon Sniper" craft made a pin-point lunar landing despite last-minute engine problems, the space agency said Thursday as it released the first images from the mission.

International Business Times

Apollo 17 astronauts saw strange flashes on the moon. Will Artemis crews see them too?

Lunar scientists have started plotting out photographic objects of interest for the four-person Artemis 2 crew to consider during their flyby of the moon.

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You can pay to have your ashes buried on the moon. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should

The question of sending your ashes to the moon is less a "can I?" one and more of a "should I?"

The Hindu

Japan, 5th country to moon-land, used tech that will support future missions

Japan landed its Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, craft on the surface of the Moon on Jan. 20, 2024

LiveScience

NASA bounces laser off 'Oreo-sized' mirror on the moon for 1st time, paving the way for high-precision lunar landings

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter successfully bounced a laser off of a cookie-sized mirror on Inida's Vikram moon lander in an experiment that could greatly improve the precision of future moon landings.

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Japan hopes to restore power to ‘Moon Sniper’

Space agency JAXA says its vessel could be revived thanks to an early shutdown, noting it has ‘lots’ of data.

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Japan Says 'Possibility' Moon Lander Power Can Be Restored

Japan switched off its Moon lander almost three hours after a historic touchdown to allow for a possible recovery of the craft when the sun hits its solar panels, the space agency said Monday.

Space

Fire! NASA kicks off Artemis moon program's 2024 with big engine test (video)

An RS-25 engine rated for future human moon missions fired up on Jan. 17 for about eight minutes in a key test for NASA's Artemis program.

International Business Times

Japan's 'Moon Sniper' Lands But Power Running Low

Japan on Saturday became only the fifth nation to achieve a soft lunar landing, but its "Moon Sniper" spacecraft was running out of power due to a solar battery problem.

International Business Times

US Space Company Upbeat On Next Moon Mission Despite Lander's Demise

The head of the American space company whose lunar lander failed this week in its mission to reach the Moon expressed optimism Friday that the next attempt would achieve its goal.

Evening Standard

Japan makes contact with 'sniper' spacecraft after it lands on moon

Spacecraft made successful landing but is unable to generate solar power

The Hindu

Japan starts precision landing of 'moon sniper' SLIM spacecraft

Japan's spacecraft attempts a precision landing on the Moon, aiming to revitalize its space program and become the fifth country to achieve a moonshot.

The Guardian - UK

Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ craft makes lunar landing but is unable to generate electricity via solar power – as it happened

Slim spacecraft landed on the moon and is communicating with earth but is not generating electricity

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