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SLIM's January 20 touchdown made Japan only the fifth nation to achieve a "soft landing" on the Moon after the United States, the Soviet Union, China and India.

Japan's Moon lander comes back to life

29 January 2024

This NASA photo obtained January 25, 2024 shows the Ingenuity Mars helicopter's rotor blade damaged during flight landing

NASA helicopter's mission ends after three years on Mars

26 January 2024

An artists illustration of Europe's LISA spacecraft -- the mission is planned to blast off in 2035

Gravitational wave, Venus missions get European green light

25 January 2024

Current lunar exploration programmes include plans to put people on the Moon for the first time since 1972

To the Moon and back: Modern lunar exploration

20 January 2024

The transformable lunar surface robot, or "SORA-Q", is meant to move about the Moon's surface, sending photos to earth

Japan's 'Moon Sniper' lands but power running low

20 January 2024

With its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission, Japan wants to become the fifth nation to pull off a tricky soft landing on the Moon's surface

Japan's 'Moon Sniper' attempts historic lunar landing

19 January 2024