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Japan launches SLIM moon lander, XRISM X-ray telescope on space doubleheader (video)
Space via Yahoo News· 9 months agoa white rocket launches into a blue sky. Japan sent two ambitious missions soaring into the heavens...
Japan forced to suspend launch of historic first Moon lander
The Independent UK via AOL· 10 months agoJapan’s Jaxa space agency has suspended the planned launch of what would be the country’s first ever...
Japan's SLIM 'moon sniper' lander arrives in lunar orbit for Christmas
Space via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA roughly cube-shaped spacecraft covered in solar panels descends to the surface of the moon. A...
Japan's SLIM 'moon sniper' spacecraft leaves Earth orbit
Space via Yahoo News· 9 months agoA roughly cube-shaped spacecraft covered in solar panels descends to the surface of the moon. A...
Why is Japan's 'moon sniper' landing mission important?
Reuters via Yahoo News· 5 months agoTOKYO (Reuters) -Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it...
Launch of revolutionary satellite and ‘Moon Sniper’ lunar lander scrubbed just before liftoff
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoInclement weather postponed the launch of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s X-ray satellite...
Japan’s SLIM Lunar Lander Is Still Alive, Despite Landing Upside-Down
SYFY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe events of SYFY’s The Ark (streaming now on Peacock) take a few liberties with their portrayal of...
Japan suspends H-IIA rocket launch for moonshot because of strong winds
Reuters via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJapan's space agency suspended a planned launch on Monday of a rocket carrying what would be the...
Not dead yet: Japan prepares for possible recovery of SLIM moon lander
Space via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe SLIM 'Moon Sniper' probe went silent shortly after notching Japan's first-ever lunar landing on...
Japan's 'moon sniper' probe snaps photo of Earth from orbit
Space via Yahoo News· 9 months agoJapan's SLIM lunar lander has sent back an eerie image of Earth as a test of the camera it will use...