The ambitious mission of Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) with the SLIM spacecraft already touched down on the Moon, but it did not go the way they expected as it landed face-first in their ...

The SLIM spacecraft was photographed on the surface of the Moon by the Lunar Excursion Vehicle 2. Image: JAXA The saga of Japan’s lunar lander continues to unfold, with the first images of SLIM on the ...

Japan’s space agency said Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon's surface it was aiming for, in a successful demonstration of its pinpoint landing system — although the ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Company shared the first image of its lander on the lunar surface, revealing that the spacecraft touched down on the moon upside-down. It’s a remarkable recovery for ...

Japan's lunar lander has regained power a full nine days after it landed on the moon's surface nearly upside down and was subsequently switched off, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) announced ...

Japanese flight controllers re-established contact with the robotic SLIM lunar lander Saturday, eight days after the spacecraft tipped over and lost power as it was touching down on Jan. 19, the Japan ...