China is set to launch the first-ever sample return mission to the far side of the Moon. Apart from sampling the lunar ...

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SLIM, which was tasked with testing Japan's pinpoint landing technology and collecting geological data and images, was not ...

India plans Chandrayaan-4 moon sample return, will involve private sector India is developing plans for its Chandrayaan-4 ...

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This image provided by SLIM official X account @SLIM--JAXA shows a part of the moon surface taken by Japan’s first moon lander called SLIM on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. Japan’s first moon lander ...

The catchily named Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe landed on the ... At first, the team at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) worried it would soon have to be shut ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) revealed that SLIM had braved its third lunar night on Wednesday (April 23) after receiving an image of the moon's surface from the lander.

Japan’s first moon lander has survived a third freezing lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Wednesday after receiving an image from the device three months after it landed on the moon.