Artistic depiction of SLIM on the Moon. Japan’s space agency, JAXA, achieved a historic soft landing with SLIM on Friday morning, but the lander ran into instant trouble by not being able to collect solar energy and generate electricity. Hopeful for some westerly sunshine, JAXA is cautiously optimistic that SLIM could spring back to life […]
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The fate of Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ mission remains unclear after landing due to power issue
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The moon is hundreds of thousands of miles away from Earth, but humankind has played a major role in shaping it for more than six decades. In fact, human exploration has […]
Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ probe lands on moon, but suffers power problem
Japan is on the moon — for a few hours, at least. The nation’s robotic SLIM spacecraft touched down on the lunar surface this morning (Jan. 19), notching a huge success for Japan: It’s just the fifth nation to land softly on Earth‘s nearest neighbor. “First and foremost, landing was successful,” Yamakawa Hiroshi, president of the Japan […]
Japan counts down to precision ‘moon sniper’ landing mission
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan aims to become the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon when it attempts a precision landing on Friday, in what would be a boost for a space programme that has suffered a wave of setbacks and been eclipsed by rival China. Dubbed the “moon sniper”, the […]
NV launches fundraising drive for sniper equipment for Ukraine’s 14th Assault Brigade ‘Chervona Kalyna’
NV is initiating a fundraiser for sniper equipment for the 14th Assault Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine “Chervona Kalyna.” Read also: NV launches fundraising campaign to purchase sniper equipment for National Guard’s Chervona Kalyna brigade The request came from the brigade to NV journalist and veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war, Petro Shevchenko. Currently, […]
US Military Searching for New Long-Range Sniper Rifle in Bid to Keep Edge over Russia and China
The U.S. military is looking to equip special operations forces with their longest-range sniper rifle ever fielded in an effort to maintain superiority against Russian and Chinese snipers in a future potential conflict. According to a new notice published on Dec. 19, 2023, U.S. Special Operations Command is conducting market research for a so-called “Extreme […]
Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ is now in lunar orbit ahead of historic landing attempt
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The “Moon Sniper” lander developed by Japan’s space agency successfully entered lunar orbit on Christmas Day. The milestone brings the nation a step closer to achieving its goal of landing a robotic explorer on the […]
Japan’s SLIM ‘moon sniper’ lander arrives in lunar orbit for Christmas
A Japanese spacecraft just took a huge step toward pulling off the nation’s first-ever moon landing. Japan’s robotic SLIM moon lander arrived in lunar orbit on Christmas Day (Dec. 25) as planned, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced. The spacecraft entered lunar orbit at 2:51 a.m. EDT (4:51 p.m. Japan Standard Time, 0751 GMT). “The […]