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The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that its Smart Lunar Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) had successfully reawakened following a chilling second lunar night, which equates to two weeks back here on Earth. SLIM... Read more...
Japanese space agency JAXA reported it had received a response from its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) lunar lander from the surface of the moon. The unexpected response came nearly a month after SLIM made a “pinpoint” landing... Read more...
The incredible journey of Japan’s first-ever moon landing continues, as its LEV-2 (Lunar Excursion Vehicle) captured an amazing image of its SLIM (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) spacecraft. LEV-2 successfully deployed onto the lunar... Read more...
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) braced for 20 minutes of terror as its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft attempted its lunar landing. At approximately 10:20am EST, Japan became the fifth country to... Read more...
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM for short) recently sent back incredible imagery of the moon’s surface. The SLIM spacecraft successfully reached lunar orbit on Christmas Day... Read more...
NASA is collaborating with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on the upcoming X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM). The mission aims to utilize spectroscopy to take a closer look at things such as near-light speed... Read more...