SLIM, which was tasked with testing Japan's pinpoint landing technology and collecting geological data and images, was not ...
Japan’s first moon lander has survived a third freezing lunar night, the country’s space agency said, after receiving an ...
Japan's lunar lander has defied the odds to survive a third lunar night, surprising even its designers. Officials from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said Wednesday that the Smart ...
Japan's moon lander survives a second weekslong lunar night, beating predictions Feb 26, 2024 Japan moon probe put to sleep again Apr 1, 2024 Japan moon probe survives second lunar night Mar 28, 2024 ...
Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has woken up again, having survived three lunar nights. A post on social media from the lander's X account confirmed that once more, SLIM had defied ...
Japan’s first moon lander has survived a third freezing lunar night, the country’s space agency said, after receiving an image from the device three months after it landed on the surface.
Space travel and exploration was never going to be easy. Failures are sadly all too common but it’s wonderful to see missions exceed expectations. The Japanese Space Agency’s SLIM lunar lander was ...