A Japanese spacecraft equipped with precision navigation technology has successfully landed on the Moon, but the fate of its mission is uncertain due to problems with its solar power generation system, according to the country's space agency
Japan and its space agency will attempt to land on the Moon using the Pinpoint technique with SLIM. Exploring new ways to land on the Moon, JAXA will soon attempt a newfound technique called a "Pinpoint" landing with the SLIM spacecraft for its latest demonstration coming this week.
Japan's lunar explorer has successfully entered the Moon's orbit, the country's space agency says, with the spacecraft expected to land on its surface on Jan. 20 if the mission goes as planned.
More than 20 types of amino acids have been detected in samples Japan s Hayabusa2 space probe brought to Earth from an asteroid in late 2020, according to an official