Japan’s SLIM lander has sparked a new era of precision landings, with big implications for lunar science and exploration
Japan recommends one Moon mission be scrappedNature - the world's best science and medicine on your desktopdoi:10.1038/news070115-6Nicola JonesNature
The Mars Sample Return (MSR) led by NASA-ESA will return a large quantity of Mars material collected from the Jezero crater on the main body of Mars itself. Conversely, the JAXA-led Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission will collect a variety of Mars material from the Martian moon, Pho...
A Japanese spacecraft touted to be the largest aimed at the moon since NASA's Apollo era rocketed into space late Thursday on an ambitious mission to study the origins of Earth's nearest neighbor. The three-ton Kaguya lunar orbiter rode its H-2A rocket moonward at about 9:31 p.m. EDT...
Overview:Earlier this year, ’90s anime icon Sailor Moon returned to Japanese cinemas with an all-new film titled 'Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie'. The release marked the return of the heroine after a 26-year hiatus from the big screen. The film was released in two parts –...
Japan’s space agency, JAXA, announced that the Martian Moons Exploration (MMX) project had officially moved into the development phase. If successful, the mission would mark the first time any country has touched down on the surface of the Martian moon
Japan'smassive Kaguya lunar orbiter stands poised to launch spaceward this week on amission that, researchers hope, will unlock the secrets of the moon. Equippedwith a veritable arsenal of science instruments and two baby satellites, thethree-ton moon probe is set to liftoff from Japan early Fr...
Japan’s space agency (JAXA) is gearing up for itsMartian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission,with plans to have a sample fromMars’ moon Phobos return to Earth by 2029. Mission scientists say they hope to find clues to the origins of Mars two moons, as well as Mars itself, and possibly ...
Japan's probe has managed to land on the moon - becoming the fifth country to touch down on the surface. But a problem involving its solar panels means it can't generate its own power.
Japan has announced that it is getting ready to launch its first unmanned mission to the Moon in 2018, which would make it the fourth nation to land on Earth’s satellite and help pave the way for manned missions in the future.