A ball-shaped robot called LEV-2 ("Lunar Exploration Vehicle-2") also known as SORA-Q, captured an image of the Smart Lander ...
Journalists watch a live streaming of the pinpoint moon landing operation by the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft at JAXA’s Sagamihara Campus on Jan. 20 in Sagamihara near Tokyo. ...
On January 19, 2024, a tiny, spherical rover called SORA-Q arrived on the Moon and unfurled itself into two halves to deploy wheels on each side. The miniature-sized robot, which could fit snugly into ...
A photo provided by the JAXA shows an artist’s concept of SLIM on the surface of the moon. The telescope will help astronomers study some of the most energetic places in the cosmos, while the lunar ...
Document verification as of October 25, 2026Japan will deliver a Japanese rover that will traverse the lunar south pole using ...
After transforming from a ball into a wheeled robot, this small rover crawled along the lunar surface, taking photos.
Japanese lunar transportation company ispace and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries signed a launch services contract on July 29, 2026, booking ispace's ULTRA lunar lander onto Japan's H3 rocket for a 2028 ...
Japan's SLIM moon lander imaged by small rover LEV-2. Credit: JAXA/Takara Tomy/Sony Group Corporation/Doshisha University HELSINKI — Japan has established a multibillion-dollar Space Strategic Fund to ...
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