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Japan's SLIM moon lander may be dead for good as freezing lunar night sets in
Days after being revived from its initial power loss on the moon, Japan's SLIM lander will now sleep through the deep cold of lunar night — and may or may not wake up afterward.
Japan's 'Moon Sniper' resurrected nearly 9 days after losing power, thanks to solar charge
The lunar lander's solar panels are now generating power, Japan's space agency says.
Japan's 'Moon Sniper' lands on lunar surface, but it may be dead within hours
Japan's SLIM lander successfully reached the lunar surface on Friday, Jan. 19, but problems with its solar cells mean it could be dead on the moon within hours.
Japan's coastline moved over 800 feet after the devastating Jan 1. earthquake
Satellite images captured striking changes in the coastline of Japan's Noto Peninsula following a massive earthquake on New Year's Day.
Missions to the moon, Mars, Jupiter and more: These are the coolest space missions in 2024
Ambitious new missions to the moon, Venus, Jupiter and more are planned for 2024. Here is a preview of the exciting year in space ahead.
72 million-year-old 'blue dragon' unearthed in Japan is unlike anything we've ever seen, experts say
The near-complete remains of a never-before-seen mosasaur that dominated the ancient Pacific Ocean have been unearthed in Japan. The great white shark-size creature is unlike any other aquatic animal, dead or alive.
Newly-formed volcanic island near Japan is still growing, satellite reveals
The island forged in fire off the coast of Japan in Oct this year is still growing, as seen in a Copernicus Sentinel-2 image caught on Nov. 27.
Underwater volcano riding a sinking tectonic plate may have unleashed major earthquakes in Japan
A seamount sitting on a subducting tectonic plate off the coast of Japan and plowing its way into Earth's mantle may be at the root of several magnitude 7 earthquakes in the past 40 years.
