so yesterday I decided to communicate for a while and then take a break again," JAXA's post continued, appearing to be playfully impersonating the lander. Related: Japan's SLIM moon lander ...

the lander unexpectedly woke up and responded to a command sent by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Sunday night (Feb. 25). "Last night, a command was sent to SLIM and a response ...

Among their accomplishments was documenting the historic landing of JAXA's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe, making Japan only the fifth country to land an unmanned spacecraft on ...

head of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), handled the media at the 2:10 a.m. gathering to report on progress in the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe.

After the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) re-established contact ... Sora-Q - which was ejected from Slim moments before touchdown - showed the lander face-down on the lunar surface.

The Slim spacecraft was turned off just three ... in order to avoid a situation where the restart (of the lander) would be hampered," Jaxa said. "As a result, the spacecraft was switched off ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency popularly known as 'JAXA' has confirmed that its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) will make its landing on the Moon this Friday (January 19).

Japan’s most recent venture to the Moon — and JAXA’s first attempt at a lunar landing — was the so-called Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) mission, which launched in early ...

Japan's space agency, Jaxa, has confirmed Slim spacecraft's response to commands from Earth, demonstrating its resilience during the harsh lunar nights. Despite a nose-down landing, Slim fulfils ...

JAXA called the signal, received late on Sunday night ... to minus 170 degrees Celsius (minus 274 degrees Fahrenheit). The craft, Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, made a “pinpoint” ...