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Japan’s ‘Lunar Sniper’ probe landed on the moon but is experiencing power problems

Japan for at least a few hours a month. The country’s robotic SLIM spacecraft touched down on the lunar surface this morning (January 19), marking a major achievement for Japan: It became the fifth country to land softly on Earth’s nearest neighbor. Yamakawa Hiroshi, head of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), said at the… Read More »