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![The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), is seen in this handout image taken by LEV-2 on the moon, released on January 25, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YQgxWhRBvkXeGtmcBZDjam-320-80.jpg)
Japan's 'Moon Sniper' resurrected nearly 9 days after losing power, thanks to solar charge
By Kiley Price published
The lunar lander's solar panels are now generating power, Japan's space agency says.
![Render of Peregrine on the lunar surface.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3kMgktFqmdnYeH3Xhg3V6Y-320-80.jpg)
You can pay to have your ashes buried on the moon. Should you?
By Carol Oliver published
The ill-fated Peregrine lander was carrying human ashes that would have marked the first private burial on the moon. But is sending your mortal remains to the moon legal, or ethical?
![A picture of the full moon rising in a lavender sky over a snowy, tree-lined landscape](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HebmY5ToVxhkwPWwtMnqya-320-80.jpg)
January's full 'Wolf Moon' rises Thursday. Here's how to see it at its best.
By Jamie Carter published
The first full moon of 2024, sometimes nicknamed the Wolf Moon, will rise into winter skies this week, appearing bright and full from Wednesday to Friday.
![An image showing a disturbance to the Peregrine's Multi-Layer Insulation, the first visual clue pointing to a problem with the propulsion system.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/y5PTbtvmNoA4PXtkJE7hE-320-80.jpg)
Failed Peregrine lunar lander carrying human remains will crash into Earth by Thursday (Jan. 18)
By Harry Baker published
Astrobotic's controversial Peregrine lunar lander, which sprang a fatal propellant leak shortly after launching last week, will be deliberately burned up in Earth's atmosphere in the coming days.
![3D Illustration. Mars colony. Expedition on alien planet. Life on Mars.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/98J5Gbdf8yVsvidUvucN2Y-320-80.jpg)
Which animals will be the first to live on the moon and Mars?
By Donavyn Coffey published
Spaceborne animals could help humans survive on the moon or Mars. But which creatures would be the best for astronauts?
![Autumn full moon and red leaves.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oVyMFNR2Rcb7GG9Y4YJfaC-320-80.jpg)
Full moons of 2024: Names, dates and everything you need to know
By Jamie Carter published
Find out exactly when to see the full moons of 2024, including dates for supermoons and a two lunar eclipses.
![Geese fly in front of 2022’s full Cold Moon.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DojaSfrCWYWuH89BSL5PZa-320-80.jpg)
Cold Moon 2023: The final full moon of the year rises this Christmas
By Jamie Carter published
The Cold Moon — the 13th and final full moon of 2023 — will rise on Dec. 26 and reach higher in the night sky than any other. It will also appear full on Dec. 25 and 27.
![The view shown here is an orthographic projection of Mercury's south polar region, colored by an illumination map.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rHCDvnKSyQ2x8pgfomEkeg-320-80.jpg)
10 out-of-this-world solar system discoveries made in 2023
By Harry Baker published
From Mercury to Pluto (and maybe even Planet Nine), here are some of 2023's most intriguing discoveries about the planets, moons and other bodies in our solar system.
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