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'Everything has changed since Apollo': Why landing on the moon is still incredibly difficult in 2024More than 50 years after the Apollo era, major governments and well-funded private companies still struggle with lunar landing missions. Why is landing on the moon so hard in 2024?
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Underwater volcano eruption 7,300 years ago is the largest in recorded historyThe Kikai-Akahoya eruption — the largest volcanic explosion in recorded history — ejected more than 80 cubic miles of volcanic rock and ash off the southwestern coast of Japan 7,300 years ago.
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Bizarre jellyfish with bright red cross for a stomach discovered in volcanic caldera off JapanNewly described species of jellyfish with a red cross inside its translucent body is only found in the Sumisu caldera over 2,500 feet beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
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Japan's SLIM moon lander may be dead for good as freezing lunar night sets inDays after being revived from its initial power loss on the moon, Japan's SLIM lander will now sleep through the deep cold of lunar night — and may or may not wake up afterward.
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Japan's 'Moon Sniper' resurrected nearly 9 days after losing power, thanks to solar chargeThe lunar lander's solar panels are now generating power, Japan's space agency says.
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Japan's 'Moon Sniper' lands on lunar surface, but it may be dead within hoursJapan's SLIM lander successfully reached the lunar surface on Friday, Jan. 19, but problems with its solar cells mean it could be dead on the moon within hours.
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Japan's coastline moved over 800 feet after the devastating Jan 1. earthquakeSatellite images captured striking changes in the coastline of Japan's Noto Peninsula following a massive earthquake on New Year's Day.
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Missions to the moon, Mars, Jupiter and more: These are the coolest space missions in 2024Ambitious new missions to the moon, Venus, Jupiter and more are planned for 2024. Here is a preview of the exciting year in space ahead.
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72 million-year-old 'blue dragon' unearthed in Japan is unlike anything we've ever seen, experts sayThe near-complete remains of a never-before-seen mosasaur that dominated the ancient Pacific Ocean have been unearthed in Japan. The great white shark-size creature is unlike any other aquatic animal, dead or alive.
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