JAXA small lunar landing demonstrator "SLIM ". Watch how it travels to the moon's surface in this animated explainer. Credit: ...

The project was the fruit of two decades of work on precision technology by JAXA. SLIM, nicknamed “the Moon Sniper,” started its descent at midnight Saturday, and within 15 minutes it was down ...

Among their accomplishments was documenting the historic landing of JAXA's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe, making Japan only the fifth country to land an unmanned spacecraft on ...

Japan's SLIM moon lander has seemingly defied death — for a second time. After being powered down on Jan. 31 for what was assumed to be a mission-ending, two-week-long sleep in the freezing ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. After a successful landing on the moon on January 19, Japan’s SLIM (Smart Lander for ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency popularly known as 'JAXA' has confirmed that its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) will make its landing on the Moon this Friday (January 19).

the country's space agency Jaxa says - if sunlight hits it in the right place. The Slim spacecraft was turned off just three hours after its historic lunar touchdown on Saturday to save power.

JAXA's SLIM lunar probe is about 2.4 meters high and weighs roughly 200 kilograms. The probe is equipped with a special camera that can measure the amount of iron on the moon's surface.

Japan’s most recent venture to the Moon — and JAXA’s first attempt at a lunar landing — was the so-called Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission, which launched in early ...

Japan's space agency, Jaxa, has confirmed Slim spacecraft's response to commands from Earth, demonstrating its resilience during the harsh lunar nights. Despite a nose-down landing, Slim fulfils ...