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

The agency said it is currently receiving a signal from the lander, which is communicating as expected.

The SLIM spacecraft — nicknamed the Moon Sniper — is now in lunar orbit ahead of Japan’s planned attempt to land the vehicle on the moon’s surface in mid-January.

China's Zhurong Mars rover has sent a group selfie documenting its exploration of the Red Planet.

China's Zhurong Mars rover has sent a group selfie documenting its exploration of the Red Planet.

Nasa’s Perseverance Rover lands on Mars to renew search for extinct life Nasa’s Perseverance Rover lands on Mars to renew search for extinct life KENNETH CHANG | NYT News Service | Feb 19, 2021, 07:43 IST In this illustration made available by Nasa, The aeroshell containing the Perseverance rover guides itself tow...Read More NEW YORK: Nasa safely landed a new robotic rover on Mars on Thursday, beginning its most ambitious effort in decades to directly study whether there was ever life on...

Well cheer our team usa on as it goes for the gold. thank you for joining us today. >> thank you. it was supposed to simply be a three-month mission to mars. we are now celebrating a ten-year milestone for a space rover known as "opportunity." this robotic explorer passed its warranty date and beams back fantastic images along with valuable scientific data from the surfaces of the red planet. joining us is dr. jim breen. welcome. great to see you. you must be very excited about this anniversar...