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Mysterious object that crashed through Florida home was likely space junk from the International Space Station
The mysterious cylinder crashed through the home of Alejandro Otero on March 8.
Defying the odds, Japan's SLIM lander survives 2nd night on the moon
Japan's SLIM lunar lander has survived another night on the moon, despite being designed to die after the first lunar night.
'Everything has changed since Apollo': Why landing on the moon is still incredibly difficult in 2024
More 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?
SLIM lives! Japan's moon lander revives after freezing lunar night, defying expectations
After enduring two weeks in the freezing lunar night, Japan's SLIM moon lander awoke long enough to snap some new pictures and communicate with researchers on Earth.
Japan's high-precision 'Moon Sniper' spacecraft hit its target, but it landed upside down
On Jan. 19, Japan's 'Moon Sniper' spacecraft made a successful soft landing on the moon. The landing was the most precise in lunar history; it was also upside-down.
Japan's 'Moon Sniper' lands on lunar surface, but it may be dead within hours
Japan'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.
NASA and Japan to launch world's 1st wooden satellite as soon as 2024. Why?
The magnolia wood LignoSat is an attempt to make space junk biodegradable. NASA and Japan's space agency (JAXA) could launch it as soon as 2024.
Bizarre near-Earth asteroid is spinning faster every year — and scientists aren’t sure why
Astronomers have discovered that a potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid, 3200 Phaethon, has an unusual accelerating spin that could eventually change its trajectory through the solar system.
