Japan's private Resilience lunar lander captured a nice photo of the moon's south polar region. The probe is gearing up for a June 5 touchdown try.

While this Japanese landing on the moon didn't go to plan, the country did have success on an asteroid with Hayabusa2.

A Japanese “Moon sniper” spacecraft appears to have landed on the Moon. But the country’s space agency could not immediately confirm that it had done so safely. A livestream of the landing ...

TOKYO — A Japanese moon explorer is up and running Monday after several tense days without the sunlight it needs to generate power. Japan's first lunar mission hit its target in a precision ...

A Japanese moon explorer is up and running Monday, Jan. 29, after several tense days without the sunlight it needs to generate power. Credit: AP By The Associated PressUpdated January 30, 2024 ...

The private Japanese lunar lander is currently in orbit around the moon and targeting a landing for 12:40 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 25 (1640 GMT, or 1:40 a.m. JST on April 26).

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private Japanese moon lander went into free-fall while trying to land on the lunar surface last month, company officials said Friday, blaming a software issue and a last ...

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission launched along with the X-Ray Imaging Spectroscopy Mission (XPRISM) in September from Japan.

A Japanese moon explorer is up and running Monday, Jan. 29, after several tense days without the sunlight it needs to generate power. (JAXA/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private Japanese moon lander went into free-fall while trying to land on the lunar surface, company officials said Friday, blaming a software issue and a last ...