The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) has survived its third week-long night on the moon. This is despite the fact ...
Almost all moon landers break down during the extraordinarily cold of lunar night, but Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating ...
Japan’s first moon lander has survived a third freezing lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Wednesday after receiving an ...
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA,) shared an image Wednesday on social media that SLIM beamed back to Earth as ...
Japan's Moon lander woke up for a third time after its main functions survived another frigid two-week lunar night, the country's space agency said Wednesday.
SLIM successfully reestablished communication and was continuing to take snapshots and probe the lunar surface, JAXA said.
I'm Still Alive Japan's first Moon lander just refuses to die. The spacecraft dubbed Smart Lander for Investigating Moon ...
Although it is not designed for the extreme night-time temperatures on the moon, it has survived three nights.
Japan had its moment in the Moon’s glow earlier this year when scientists landed a lunar probe on the surface of our nearest ...
SLIM on January 20 landed the wrong way up with its solar panels initially unable to see the sun, and had to be turned off ...
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the lunar probe responded to a signal from the earth Tuesday night, confirming it ...
Japan’s first moon lander has survived a third freezing lunar night, the country’s space agency said, after receiving an image from the device three months after it landed on the surface.