The Latest Breaking News from Moon

Japan hopes to restore power to ‘Moon Sniper’

Space agency JAXA says its vessel could be revived thanks to an early shutdown, noting it has ‘lots’ of data.

Al Jazeera · Jan 22, 2024

Japan Says 'Possibility' Moon Lander Power Can Be Restored

Japan switched off its Moon lander almost three hours after a historic touchdown to allow for a possible recovery of the craft when the sun hits its solar panels, the space agency said Monday.

International Business Times · Jan 22, 2024

Fire! NASA kicks off Artemis moon program's 2024 with big engine test (video)

An RS-25 engine rated for future human moon missions fired up on Jan. 17 for about eight minutes in a key test for NASA's Artemis program.

Space · Jan 20, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 19, 2024

Omega explores the dark side of the moon with a stellar new watch

Omega unveils the Speedmaster Dark Side Of The Moon Apollo 8 watch

Wallpaper · Jan 19, 2024

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 · Jan 19, 2024

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 · Jan 19, 2024

Japan succeeds in soft landing on the moon, but its lander has a power problem

Japan is now the fifth country to pull off a soft landing on the moon. A Japanese space agency manager earlier called the landing "a breathless, numbing 20 minutes of terror!"

WEKU · Jan 18, 2024

The moon once had way more water than we ever imagined, lunar meteorite reveals

A new examination of a lunar meteorite revealed a mineral that could change our understanding of water on the moon, showing its crust was water-rich around 4 billion years ago.

Space · Jan 18, 2024

Doomed Peregrine moon lander on course for fiery return to Earth

US spacecraft expected to burn up in fireball over south Pacific Ocean after failed lunar mission

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2024