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Japan's precision moon lander has hit its target, but it appears to be upside-down
Japan’s space agency said on Thursday that its first lunar mission hit the tiny patch of the moon's surface ... the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) determined that the spacecraft ...
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Spacecraft captures high-def images of Mercury during very close flyby
A spacecraft named BepiColombo is currently zipping by planet Mercury, making a very close flyby and snapping incredible high ...
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JAXA’s 2 new astronauts could be first Japanese on the moon
After going through more rounds of training and final assessments, the pair will become the 12th and 13th people sent into space by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Yoneda could be ...
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JAXA announces 2 new astronauts to boost its space roster to 7
I want to contribute to the developments in space, which is in a period of transition." In the JAXA announcement, Norishige Kanai, the head of the astronauts group at JAXA, said, “I’m truly ...
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Spacecraft captures incredible images on final flyby of Mercury
The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission successfully completed ... was about 2,103 km from the planet’s surface. The bright patch near the planet's upper edge in this image is the Nathair Facula ...