JAXA small lunar landing demonstrator "SLIM ". Watch how it travels to the moon's surface in this animated explainer. Credit: ...

The European and Japanese space agencies have issued a joint statement on furthering cooperation on planetary defense, the moon, Mars and beyond. JAXA President Hiroshi Yamakawa ...

The remarkable photo was snapped by LEV-2, one of the two robots released from the Smart Lander ... Agency (JAXA) to develop the palm-size LEV-2. Along with the image of SLIM, JAXA also released ...

JAXA’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe will start a 20-minute touchdown phase on its one-way mission from midnight on Saturday (1500 GMT Friday), trying to land on a target site ...

Japan's Epsilon S rocket engine exploded for the second time during testing, raising doubts about its March 2025 debut.

NASA estimated it would have to cancel up to four commercial lunar lander missions and delay up to four more to fly a rover mission the agency announced in July it planned to cancel.

A Cedar Park company is another step closer to reaching the moon. Firefly Aerospace announced engineers have completed ...

The company plans to launch several missions, including the RESILIENCE lander and TENACIOUS rover in 2025, and the APEX 1.0 lunar lander in 2026, showcasing its commitment to leveraging global ...

As SpaceX’s Starship test program continues to gain momentum, the company signed its second commercial deal to deliver a payload to the moon using a lunar lander variant of the massive vehicle.

Life on Mars may have been found — before it was accidentally destroyed during a NASA mission nearly 50 years ago, one scientist has suggested. In 1975, just six years after Apollo 11 touched ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams released a modified budget for fiscal year 2025 this week that added funding for new police officers and the city’s cash assistance and rental voucher programs. The ...