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Status of Japan moon-lander SLIM unclear with solar panel glitch

Japan's spacecraft, SLIM, successfully made a soft landing on the moon, but faces challenges with power generation.

The Hindu

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

Japan's 'Moon Sniper' lands on lunar surface, but it may be dead within hours

Japan's SLIM lander successfully reached the lunar surface on Friday, Jan. 19, but problems with its solar cells mean it could be dead on the moon within hours.

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Japan's 'Moon Sniper' probe lands on moon, but suffers power problem

Japan's SLIM lander touched down on the moon today (Jan. 19), notching a huge success for the nation. But SLIM's life may be quite short, as its solar panels aren't working.

Space

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

Spacecraft made successful landing but is unable to generate solar power

Evening Standard

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 Hindu

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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How to watch Japan's historic moon landing live as highly anticipated day arrives

Spacecraft made successful landing but is unable to generate solar power

Evening Standard

Japan's SLIM spacecraft set to land on the moon soon

Discover the mission of Japan's smart lander for investigating the moon, SLIM spacecraft, as it aims to uncover the origins of the moon.

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Why is Japan's 'moon sniper' landing mission important?

Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts the precision landing of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe on Friday.

The Hindu

Japan's Little Moon Toy: The Camera Probe Ready To Roll

On board Japan's "Moon Sniper" spacecraft is a little robot with a big mission: to pop open like a Transformer toy, wiggle across the lunar surface and beam images back to Earth.

International Business Times

Japan's 'Moon Sniper' Attempts Historic Lunar Landing

Japan's "Moon Sniper" spacecraft is preparing to make a historic lunar touchdown at midnight on Saturday using pinpoint technology the country hopes will lead to success where many have failed.

International Business Times

Japan’s ‘moon sniper’ lander heads for touchdown on lunar surface

If all goes to plan, Jaxa’s lander will make Japan the fifth country ever to land on the moon

The Guardian - AU

High Hopes For Japan's 'Moon Sniper' Mission

Japan's "Moon Sniper" spacecraft will attempt a historic touchdown on the lunar surface this weekend using pinpoint technology the country hopes will lead to success where many have failed.

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JAXA, NASA reveal 1st images from XRISM X-ray space telescope

Launched in September 2023, the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) — led by JAXA, in collaboration with NASA with additional contributions from ESA — has produced its first test images.

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Japan delays MMX Mars moon sample-return mission to 2026

Japan has postponed the launch of a mission seeking to bring samples of a Martian moon to Earth until 2026, due to problems with the nation's new H3 rocket.

LiveScience

Missions to the moon, Mars, Jupiter and more: These are the coolest space missions in 2024

Ambitious new missions to the moon, Venus, Jupiter and more are planned for 2024. Here is a preview of the exciting year in space ahead.

The Hindu

From the moon to Europa, six space missions to be excited for in 2024

Explore six of the most exciting space missions of 2024, including NASA's Artemis program, Europa Clipper, VIPER, Lunar Trailblazer, JAXA’s MMX, and Hera.

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A Planetary Scientist Reveals the 6 Biggest Space Missions in 2024

Several new missions under NASA’s Artemis plan and Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative will target the Moon.

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Space missions slated for launch in 2024

A planetary scientist shares six of the space missions she's most excited to follow this year

Space

Japan's H3 rocket will launch a 2nd time in February 2024 after explosive failure

Japan's space agency says its H3 rocket will attempt to fly again as soon as Feb. 14, 2024. That's nearly a year after the rocket's explosive failure, shortly after its 1st liftoff.

Space

Japan's SLIM lander beams moon images home before Jan. 19 landing (photos)

Arriving in orbit on Christmas Day, Japan's lunar lander SLIM has beamed images of the lunar surface home ahead of its planned touchdown on the moon on Jan. 19.

The Hindu

How Japan’s moon-landing attempt in January will affect Chandrayaan 4 | Explained

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s SLIM spacecraft will attempt to soft-land with pinpoint precision on the moon on January 19, potentially affecting India's Chandrayaan 4 mission, which will be a joint India-Japan enterprise.

The Conversation

From the Moon's south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024

The year 2023 proved to be an important one for space missions, with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample from an asteroid and India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission exploring the lunar south pole, and 2024 is shaping up to be another exciting year for space exploration.

International Business Times

Japan Moon Lander Enters Lunar Orbit

Japan's SLIM space probe entered the Moon's orbit on Monday in a major step towards the country's first successful lunar landing, expected next month.

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