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Astronomy & Observing News

Japanese Resilience Lander Crashes on the Moon

A second try for a successful Moon landing for the iSpace company in Japan, with its Resilience lander, ended in silence.

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Astronomy in Space with David Dickinson

Blue Ghost Lands on the Moon (Update: New Photo)

Blue Ghost makes a pinpoint landing on the surface of the Moon.

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Astronomy & Observing News

Odysseus Lander Is on the Moon

Odysseus has become the first mission of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services program to soft-land on the Moon.

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Astronomy & Observing News

Japan's "Sniper" Mission Pinpoints Landing on the Moon — Then Shuts Down

In a first for Japan, the SLIM mission stuck a pinpoint landing on the Moon. How long the mission lasts depends on whether the solar cells begin charging.