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Moon Sniper: Japan lander enters lunar orbit; JAXA reveals date for descent to surface
26Dec By adminNo Comments
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Moon Sniper: Japan lander enters lunar orbit; JAXA reveals date for descent to surface

[ad_1] Japan's SLIM space probe entered the Moon's orbit on Monday in a major step towards the country's first successful lunar landing, expected next month. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is nicknamed the "Moon Sniper" because it is designed to land within 100 metres (328 feet) of a specific target on the lunar surface.If successful, the touchdown would make Japan only the fifth country to have successfully landed a probe on the Moon, after the United States, Russia, China and India. On Monday, SLIM "successfully entered the moon's orbit at 04:51 pm Japan time" (0751 GMT), the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said in a statement released Monday evening. "Its trajectory shift was achieved as originally planned, and there is nothing out of the ordinary about the ...
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Japan’s JAXA to launch its SLIM ‘Moon Sniper’ lander on August 26
22Aug By adminNo Comments
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Japan’s JAXA to launch its SLIM ‘Moon Sniper’ lander on August 26

[ad_1] We have entered the year of great space exploration as various countries are in competition to reach the moon's surface. It is surprising to see the number of missions that are being planned and executed in 2023. First, we saw the launch of India's third moon mission, Chardrayaan-3, which is ready to land there tomorrow, August 23. Then came Russia's moon mission, which was conducted after 45 years of delay, but sadly the spacecraft crashed. Now, Japan's Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is preparing to launch its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), which is also called 'Moon Sniper', on August 26.There are more! Various other moon exploration missions have been planned for the upcoming months of this year. Let's first know what Japan's moon mission is all about. ...
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Toyota eyes lunar rover powered by regenerative fuel cell tech
22Jul By adminNo Comments
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Toyota eyes lunar rover powered by regenerative fuel cell tech

[ad_1]  Toyota Motor plans to use regenerative fuel cell technology to power a manned lunar rover, executives said on Friday, raising the prospect of eventually using the moon's water ice as an energy source in the future. Japan has stepped up its space ambitions under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. It is participating in NASA's Artemis programme and plans to have an astronaut at a lunar space station called Gateway as part of that in the latter half of the 2020's.Toyota has teamed up with Japan's space agency since 2019 to develop the manned lunar rover - which it dubbed the Lunar Cruiser - that they hope can be put on the moon in 2029."In order to conduct long-term and stable research on the surface of the moon, we are aiming to source various items on site over a long period," said Ke...
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Japan’s new rocket fails after engine issue, in blow to space ambitions
8Mar By adminNo Comments
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Japan’s new rocket fails after engine issue, in blow to space ambitions

[ad_1] Japan's new medium-lift rocket failed on its debut flight in space on Tuesday after the launcher's second-stage engine did not ignite as planned, in a blow to its efforts to cut the cost of accessing space and compete against Elon Musk's SpaceX. The 57-metre (187 ft) tall H3 rocket, Japan's first new model in three decades, lifted off without a hitch from the Tanegashima space port, a live-streamed broadcast by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) showed. But upon reaching space, the rocket's second-stage engine failed to ignite, forcing mission officials to manually destroy the vehicle 14 minutes into the flight. "It was decided the rocket could not complete its mission, so the destruct command was sent," JAXA said in a statement. The failed attempt followed an...
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This GIGANTIC asteroid is spinning FASTER, creating a big worry for astrologers
20Oct By adminNo Comments
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This GIGANTIC asteroid is spinning FASTER, creating a big worry for astrologers

[ad_1] “Potentially hazardous” asteroid Phaethon’s spinning period is decreasing by 4 milliseconds per year. Here‘s why. A potentially dangerous asteroid has left scientists' worried with its rising spin rate. The near-Earth asteroid Phaethon is spinning faster and faster. A recent study led by a team of researchers has detected the asteroid's rotational period is decreasing by 4 milliseconds per year. And it could affect Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's DESTINY+ mission launch. The spacecraft aims to fly by the space rock in 2028. However, it's a very small change, it could affect the DESTINY+ observations. The findings of the study were presented at the 54th annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetary Sciences in London, Ontario, earlier this mo...
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Shocking speed bump! Asteroid Phaethon’s spin rate is changing
17Oct By adminNo Comments
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Shocking speed bump! Asteroid Phaethon’s spin rate is changing

[ad_1] “Potentially hazardous” asteroid Phaethon’s rotational period is decreasing by 4 milliseconds per year. It’s the 11th known asteroid to show a change in its spinning period. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is planning to launch its DESTINY+ mission to fly by the near-Earth asteroid Phaethon in 2024. The spacecraft aims to fly by the space rock in 2028. However, scientists have detected a shocking fact about the "potentially hazardous" asteroid's speeding spin. According to the recent study led by a team of researchers, the asteroid's rotational period is decreasing by 4 milliseconds per year. Though it's a very small change, it could affect the DESTINY+ observations.Findings presented at the 54th annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society's Division for Planetar...
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