If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. After a successful landing on the moon on January 19, Japan’s SLIM (Smart Lander for ...

That SLIM lander, nicknamed Moon Sniper, nearly became a lost cause after landing on a sloped hill that prevented sunlight from reaching its solar cells. Then, after enduring two weeks of subzero ...

Dubbed the “moon sniper,” the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) probe is attempting to land within 100 meters (328 feet) of its target, a technology JAXA says is unprecedented and ...

Dubbed the "moon sniper", SLIM will put to the test an experimental technology the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) says is unprecedented and essential to searching for water, and other ...

Japan's 'moon sniper' to test precision landing - and Tokyo's space ambitions Japan aims to become the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the lunar surface with the launch of a low-cost "moon ...

Japan landed its Moon Sniper probe on the moon, becoming the fifth country to safely land a spacecraft on the lunar surface. However, a power problem with this craft's solar panel could limit its ...

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Dubbed “moon sniper,” SLIM is designed to land no more than 100 meters from its targeted site. That’s a giant leap from the conventional accuracy of several kilometers for lunar landers ...