JAXA’s SLIM lander ended up in a rather awkward position on the Moon. Image: JAXA The Japanese SLIM lander is still clinging onto its unfortunate existence, surviving a second lunar night while ...

Biden and Kishida's statements both referred to the yet-to-be-named Japanese astronaut as the first non-American to land on ...

Credit: ispace U.S. WASHINGTON — Japanese lunar lander developer has raised $53. ... going to the far side of the moon. The company said 1.8 billion yen will be used to cover part of the cost ...

Japan's Moon lander woke up after unexpectedly surviving ... including two previous Japanese lunar missions -- one public and one private. The country unsuccessfully sent a lunar probe named ...

Japan has offered to provide the United States with a pressurized moon rover—in exchange for a reserved seat on the lunar van ...

Japan’s moon lander woke up after unexpectedly surviving a second frigid ... for the space agency after a string of high-profile failures, including two previous Japanese lunar missions — one public ...

iSpace’s Japanese parent company launched one lander to the moon a year ago which crashed on the surface, but it was considered a successful first mission. The company is sending another lander ...

Each day and night on the Moon lasts two weeks. When the Sun sets, a solar-powered lunar lander like Odysseus is starved of ...