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Japan's Moon Lander SLIM Gets a Cosmic Wake-Up Call

Aerospace - Earth's Moon - Japan's Space Agency - JAXA - Lunar Exploration - Moon Lander - NASA - Space Missions - Space Technology

Japan's moon explorer SLIM reactivates after a lunar siesta!

Japan's Space Agency, JAXA, has brought the 'Moon Sniper' robot explorer back to life after a power issue left it in hibernation. The upside-down Moon lander, SLIM, received a much-needed power boost from sunlight, allowing it to resume operations on the lunar surface. With communication restored, SLIM is now furiously conducting scientific experiments to unravel the mysteries of the Moon.

Meanwhile, as the Japanese moon probe diligently analyzes lunar rocks, let's not forget the profound impact of Earth's guiding light, the moon. Its gravitational pull stabilized our planet's orbit and climate, playing a crucial role in the evolution of life on Earth. On the technological front, NASA's space tech spinoffs, like those used in the Curiosity rover and ECOSTRESS, continue to push the boundaries of exploration and innovation.

In another cosmic spectacle, February will showcase a Super New Moon and Micro Full Moon, adding a touch of celestial wonder to our skies. As we marvel at these lunar marvels, it's fascinating to see how NASA's advancements for space exploration also benefit Earth through medical innovations and technology evolution.

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Moon lander: Japan's Slim reactivates and gets to work (BBC News)

As the Japanese Space Agency put it: "Operations resumed!" After the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa) re-established contact with its Moon lander ...

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Japan's 'Moon Sniper' robot explorer resumes operations on lunar ... (CNN)

Japan's “Moon Sniper” robotic explorer is back in action, the country's space agency said Monday, after a power issue forced the spacecraft to shut down ...

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Japan's powered-down moon lander makes a comeback (Nature.com)

After nine days in a state of suspension, the upside-down Moon-lander has received enough sunlight to charge its solar panels.

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Japan's 'Moon Sniper' Wakes Upside-Down On Moon, Immediately ... (Forbes)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed it had successfully established communication with the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft ...

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Japan's upside-down SLIM moon lander wakes up on lunar surface ... (Space.com)

Japan's first moon lander is furiously doing science after staying asleep for more than a week. How long it can keep going remains unclear.

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The Japanese moon lander gets back to work after the sun reaches ... (NPR)

A Japanese moon explorer is up and running Monday after several tense days without the sunlight it needs to generate power.

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JAXA Restores Communication With SLIM Moon Lander, Shares ... (ABP Live)

Communication with SLIM was established on January 29, 2024, and operations were resumed. The Multi-Band Camera (MBC) has captured its first images of lunar ...

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Japan's Moon lander back up and running on the lunar surface after ... (Yahoo News)

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s Moon lander SLIM successfully touched down on the Moon on Jan. 20, making history for Japan as the fifth nation to ...

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Japanese moon probe back to work after sun reaches its solar panels (The Hindu)

Japanese moon explorer resumes mission after landing upside down, analyzing lunar rocks to understand moon's origin and evolution.

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The moon: Earth's guiding light, humanity's muse (Texas Public Radio)

The moon's gravity stabilized Earth's orbit and its climate. It drew nutrients to the surface of the primordial ocean, where they fostered the evolution of ...

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NASA Space Tech Spinoffs Benefit Earth Medicine, Moon to Mars ... (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)

JPL-developed technologies featured include several used by Curiosity and ECOSTRESS, plus new data visualization methods, imager miniaturization, ...

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February to feature Super New and Micro Full moon (KCAU 9)

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — As we head into the month of February, which will have 29 days since 2024 is a leap year, there's a couple of interesting things ...

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NASA Space Tech Spinoffs Benefit Earth Medicine, Moon to Mars ... (NASA)

As NASA innovates for the benefit of all, what the agency develops for exploration has the potential to evolve into other technologies with broader use ...

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