Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon early Saturday. However, space officials said they need more time to analyze whether the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM ...
Somehow, Japan ... spacecraft batteries and electronics. Very few moon landers are built to survive nighttime temperatures on the moon, which can dip as low as -133°C (-208°F). SLIM is no ...
a Japan space agency official said Wednesday. For four days, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM—which landed on the moon last month—has used its multi-band spectral camera to ...