Japan’s “Moon Sniper” robotic explorer is back in action, the country’s space agency said Monday, after a power issue forced the spacecraft to shut down upon landing on the moon 10 days ago.

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured haunting images of a dark smudge and debris where Japan’s Resilience lander smashed into the Moon.

Japan’s moon lander has sent back its first images. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed on the moon on 18 January, and now its operators at the Japan Aerospace Exploration ...

Japan’s space agency on Thursday released the first images of its precise “Moon Sniper” rover on the lunar surface, celebrating a “pinpoint” landing and historic moment that saw Japan ...

Japan’s “Moon Sniper” robotic explorer is back in action, the country’s space agency said Monday, after a power issue forced the spacecraft to shut down upon landing on the moon 10 days ago.

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Japan's lunar lander still powers away 3 months later. What to know about SLIM mission An image the spacecraft managed to beam back to Earth on Tuesday serves as a vital indication that the device ...

The lunar rover arrangement falls under a framework agreement signed between the U.S. and Japan in 2023, which signifies the countries’ “mutual interest in peaceful exploration.” ...

With regard to the Moon, JAXA has partnered with the U.S. and taken on a very important component of the Artemis missions – the development of a pressurized lunar rover.

Lunar Outpost's "Eagle" moon rover on display at the Space Foundation's 40th annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs on April 8, 2025. (Image credit: Future/Brett Tingley) COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.

Japan's space agency released a generated image of what they believe happened to the 'Moon Sniper' robotic explorer, which landed on the lunar surface on January 19.