TSUKUBA, Japan -- Japanese lunar transportation startup ispace will make a renewed attempt to have its probe land on the moon and become, if successful, the first private company to do so in Asia.

Japan's space agency said on Monday it had ended its Moon lander operation after losing communication with the uncrewed spaceship last week. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), dubbed ...

TOKYO: Japan’s space agency said on Monday it had ended its Moon lander operation after losing communication with the uncrewed spaceship last week. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM ...

Hakamada founded Ispace in 2010. The company now employs about 300 people in Japan, the United States and Luxembourg. The moon is an emerging frontier in countries' race to find water, fuel and ...

What is the moon phase today? Today, Sep. 19, 2024, the moon is 16 days old and is in the Waning Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 97% illuminated. Moon phases reveal the passage of time in ...

Moon watchers will get a special treat this month: September's full "harvest" moon is also a supermoon, meaning it's slightly bigger and brighter than an average moon. The full moon will be ...

Be sure to look up tonight for a rare celestial combo: tonight's full moon — known as the harvest moon — is a supermoon and will appear larger and brighter than usual. At least until it gets ...

Japan's space agency said on Monday that it had ended its moon lander operation after losing communication with the uncrewed spaceship last week. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM ...

Japanese space exploration company ispace will launch its second moon landing mission as early as in December, chief executive Takeshi Hakamada said on Thursday.

Japan's space agency said on Monday it had ended its Moon lander operation after losing communication with the uncrewed spaceship last week. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), dubbed the ...