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The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Slim) put itself gently on the lunar surface near an equatorial crater.

Japan became the fifth nation to achieve a soft lunar landing, Saturday, but said its Moon Sniper spacecraft was running out of power due to a solar battery problem.

Washington (AFP) Jan 19, 2024 - The head of the American space company whose lunar lander failed this week in its mission to reach the Moon expressed optimism Friday that the next attempt would achieve its goal.

Japan, whose unmanned "sniper" probe will attempt a lunar landing on Saturday, is one of many countries and private companies launching new missions to the Moon.

A successful soft landing of the Smart Lander on the lunar surface would put Japan in exclusive company, with just the US, USSR, China and India managing the feat already.

Posted: January 18, 2024 1:39 pm ET | Last Updated: January 18, 2024 11:21 pm ET | Astrobotics Peregrine lunar lander will reenter Earths atmosphere and burn up today after a propulsion system failure doomed the mission, which was supposed to land on the Moon.

Japan hopes it is about to join an exclusive club of just four other nations that have successfully executed a soft landing on the moon.

TOKYO -- Japan hopes to establish itself in the global race to find water resources and build a habitable environment on the moon when its spacecraft

As Japan’s space agency prepares for its first moon landing early Saturday, it’s aiming to hit a very small target

After languishing in space for more than a week, Peregrine, a private moon lander containing human remains, burned up Thursday in Earth’s atmosphere.