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Astroscale's ADRAS-J Captures Stunning Close-Ups of 15-Year-Old Space Debris

The ADRAS-J (Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan) spacecraft has successfully taken detailed images of the rocket part, which has been drifting in space for 15 years.

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NASA and Japan Join Forces to Develop Advanced Lunar Rover for Artemis Missions

This cutting-edge rover, designed by JAXA, will be a fully pressurized vehicle allowing astronauts to live and travel across the lunar surface for up to 30 days.

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Japan's SLIM Lander Survives Its Second Lunar Night

The lander, which was not designed to endure the extreme cold temperatures of the lunar nights, managed to re-establish communication after its second two-week-long night on the Moon.

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Astroscale's Mission to Clean Space Is Targeting Orbital Debris

The challenge lies in the fact that the rocket stage lacks any visual markers for identification and offers no means to facilitate docking, making it a difficult target for clean-up operations.

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Japanese Moon Lander, SLIM, Defies Odds with Unexpected Revival

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced the revival of SLIM on February 25, signaling a surprising development for the spacecraft that had been inactive during the lunar night.

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Japan Plans to Launch World’s First Wooden Satellite to Combat Space Pollution

As the world grapples with the challenges of space pollution, innovative initiatives like LignoSat offer hope for a cleaner and more sustainable future in space exploration.

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Japanese Moon Lander SLIM Resumes Operations Despite Upside-Down Landing

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that communication with the SLIM spacecraft has been re-established, and operations to investigate the Moon's origins have resumed.

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Japan's SLIM Mission Nears Its Historic Moon Landing

If all goes according to plan, SLIM will attempt an unprecedented precision landing on the moon on January 19, potentially making Japan the fifth country in history to achieve a soft landing on Earth's celestial neighbor.

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Japan Launches Its Moon Lander and X-Ray Space Telescope

Accompanying SLIM on this launch is the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), a collaborative effort between JAXA, NASA, and ESA. XRISM is set to take up residence in low Earth orbit and will focus on studying the universe in high-energy X-ray light.

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BepiColombo Snaps New Images of Mercury During Its Third Flyby

During its recent flyby, BepiColombo made measurements of the planet's environment and snapped images of its scorched surface. The European Space Agency (ESA) released the first batch of images just 24 hours after the closest approach.

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BepiColombo Makes Its Second Mercury Flyby

During this flyby, BepiColombo approached the planet from the night side. The next Mercury flyby of BepiColombo is scheduled to take place about one year from now.

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BepiColombo Mission Captures First Images of Mercury

On the night of October 2, BepiColombo approached the planet at a distance of 199 km and collected data using its sensors. Ten minutes after the fly-by, the spacecraft took a series of images.