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Japan's Moon Mission SLIM lands close to target: First image released | All details
Science | Jan 25, 2024, 02:15 PM ISTJapan's "Moon Sniper," the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), successfully landed on the lunar surface, achieving a pinpoint soft landing about 55 meters from its target.
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Countdown begins for Japan's Robotic Moon Sniper landing on January 19
Science | Jan 17, 2024, 08:50 PM ISTSLIM will begin the landing descent on Friday (January 20) at around 0:00 JST (8:30 PM IST). The lunar landing is scheduled at 0:20 JST. Japan will become just the fifth country to soft-land on the Moon successfully, after Russia, the US, China and India.
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Tests on space station mice lead to protein that may slow ageing
Science | Nov 05, 2020, 08:11 PM ISTResearch on mice which were sent to the International Space Station (ISS) have helped scientists identify a protein that appears to have a major role in the ageing process, suggests a joint study by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Tohoku University.
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Japan's Space Agency JAXA releases stunning images from asteroid Ryugu's surface
News | Oct 01, 2018, 10:12 AM ISTJapan made it to history books last week when it became the first country to successfully land on the surface of asteroid Ryugu