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Private Japanese spacecraft apparently fails on historic moon landing try

Japan's Hakuto-R lander apparently came up short in its bid to make history today (April 25). The robotic Hakuto-R, operated by Tokyo-based company ispace, aimed to become the first private spacecraft, and the first Japanese-built vehicle, ...

Japanese company aims to become first company to land on the moon Tuesday

The Hakuto-R lunar lander captured this view of Earthrise from an altitude of about 60 miles (100 kilometers) above the lunar surface. Credit: ispace. The Japanese company ispace could become the first commercial firm to achieve a controlled landing on ...

Japanese company says commercial spacecraft crashed on moon landing attempt

The Japanese company, named ispace, lost communication with the Hakuto-R lander moments before its scheduled touchdown in Atlas crater, a 54-mile-wide (87-kilometer) impact basin on the near side of the moon. The spacecraft was on final approach for an ...

US updates asteroid-defense strategy

The United States' National Science and Technology Council has updated the country's plan for dealing with potentially dangerous asteroids. Earlier this month, the Council published a 38-page document laying out six goals for federal agencies aimed at ...

Japan's ispace attempts world's first commercial moon landing

CNN

CNN

A Japanese lunar lander, carrying a rover developed in the United Arab Emirates, will attempt to find its footing on the moon's surface Tuesday — potentially marking the world's first lunar landing for a commercially developed spacecraft.

NASA is about to lock these 4 researchers in a simulated Mars outpost for a year

When we think about sending astronauts to Mars, many of us first think of the hardware — the rocket, for instance, or the habitat. But NASA must also consider the human factors involved with Mars missions, which is why the agency is running a series of ...

James Webb Space Telescope reveals rich chemistry of planet-forming disks for the 1st time

The "chemically diverse" compounds that Webb spotted include organic molecules like carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, acetylene and first detections of benzene, as well as the life-friendly water. The stars studied by Webb ...

Watch SpaceX's powerful Falcon Heavy rocket launch on 6th mission today

The Falcon Heavy is scheduled to lift off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida today at 7:29 p.m. EDT (2329 GMT), carrying two satellites toward distant geostationary orbit. There is a 57-minute launch window available.

Live Updates: A Japanese Company Attempts the 1st Private Moon Landing

The New York Times

The New York Times

Ispace is carrying a rover from the United Arab Emirates and a small Japanese robot as it aims to demonstrate that its spacecraft can make it to the lunar surface in one piece. Give this article. Image A view of the moon's surface with the Earth just a ...

Emirati orbiter captures up-close view of Martian moon Deimos

The United Arab Emirates' Hope probe has seen the far side of the Martian moon Deimos up close for the first time, collecting compositional data suggesting it may have formed from material that broke off of Mars long ago, and not from a captured ...