Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Here’s the good news: Japan’s space agency confirmed its ...

Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has achieved a pinpoint touchdown on the lunar surface, making Japan the fifth nation in the world to accomplish a soft lunar landing (via Nikkei ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced on Monday that ...

TOKYO, Japan — Japan’s space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon's surface it was aiming for, in a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system ...

Shortly after Japan’s space agency became the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the surface of the moon, its scientists discovered the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) unfortunately ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Company shared the first image of its lander on the lunar surface, revealing that the spacecraft touched down on the moon upside-down. It’s a remarkable recovery for ...

Science is ongoing in Shioli Crater. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Ten days after making the first moon landing for Japan, the ...

Japan's lunar lander has regained power a full nine days after it landed on the moon's surface nearly upside down and was subsequently switched off, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) announced ...

The SLIM spacecraft survived its trip to the surface, but ended up pointing in a direction that now limits the duration of its mission. By Kenneth Chang and Hisako Ueno Japan became the fifth nation ...

Japan’s space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon's surface it was aiming for, in a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system — although the ...