Hence, SLIM has been nicknamed the "lunar sniper ... If the SLIM mission's landing is confirmed, Japan will become the fifth country to successfully land a probe on the moon's surface.

Japan’s Moon Sniper mission by JAXA set a new standard for precision in space travel. Explore the engineering feat and its impact on the future of lunar exploration.

There was a tense wait for news after the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s mission control initially ... SLIM, nicknamed “the Moon Sniper,” started its descent at midnight Saturday ...

The second lunar lander from Japanese space exploration company ispace is ready for a flyby of the moon as part of its ...

Tokyo-based moon exploration company ispace is heartened by signs the United States and Japan will remain on course for joint ...

Japan's SLIM mission exceeded expectations, while NASA’s Perseverance found evidence of ancient life on Mars. The Europa Clipper launched to investigate subsurface oceans on Jupiter's moon ...

Moonshot Firm Ispace Upbeat as Trump Keeps Artemis Lunar Missions With Japan By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo-based moon exploration company ispace is heartened by signs the United States ...

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 ...

The mission marks a significant step in the global competition to explore the moon. Japanese moon exploration company ispace is making a second attempt to land on the moon with its Hakuto-R Mission 2.

NASA partners with private companies to search for lunar water ice, a key factor for future human exploration of the moon ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo-based moon exploration company ispace is heartened by signs the United States and Japan will remain on course for joint lunar missions, its CEO said on Wednesday ...