Despite the setback, JAXA’s mission with the SLIM lander isn’t over yet. And, even if the lander isn’t able to come back online to actually investigate the Moon as designed, it still managed ...

Watanabe monitored SLIM’s landing at JAXA’s mission control center. Its arrival on the moon was not enough for him to relax, given that LEV-2 was still tasked with recording and sending photos ...

Using info obtained from the spacecraft's survey mission, JAXA has reproduced the moon's geological environment in the Minecraft world. Lunarcraft is set in Theophilus crater, which is located at ...

It is a Japanese-led commercial mission. Astronauts won't be walking on the moon until 2027, but you’ll see a lot of rockets heading there this year, part of an ambitious series of uncrewed ...

India is making major strides in space exploration with its Chandrayaan-3 mission, aiming to land a rover on the Moon’s south pole. This mission is not just about science—it’s about proving India’s ...

Exploring the Moon with M2/Resilience Japan ... BepiColombo, a joint mission by ESA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, JAXA, will make its sixth flyby of Mercury in January 2025.

Aiming for the Moon Japan has already demonstrated its prowess for ambitious space projects that stretch technology and engineering to their limits. Through JAXA’s Hayabusa 1 mission ...

Firefly's Blue Ghost lander, originally scheduled to lift off in late 2024, is on its maiden voyage. The uncrewed spacecraft is expected to travel for 45 days before trying to touch down in early ...