A private Japanese lander has returned a stunning fresh image of the moon. The Hakuto-R spacecraft ... on the lunar surface against the dark backdrop of space. It also shows partially shadowed ...

Japan's private Resilience lunar lander captured a nice photo of the moon's south polar region. The probe is gearing up for a ...

A new milestone in private space exploration is fast approaching as ispace, a Tokyo-based aerospace company, prepares for the ...

A robotic Japanese moon lander touched down on the lunar surface Friday, but it immediately suffered a power glitch of some sort that prevented its solar cells from generating the electricity ...

A Japanese company lost contact with its spacecraft moments before touchdown on the moon Wednesday, saying the mission had apparently failed. Communications ceased as the lander descended the ...

TOKYO — A Japanese moon explorer is up and running Monday after several tense days without the sunlight it needs to generate power. Japan's first lunar mission hit its target in a precision ...

A Japanese company’s spacecraft apparently crashed while attempting to land on the moon Wednesday, losing contact moments before touchdown and sending flight controllers scrambling to figure out ...

A software glitch caused a Japanese robotic spacecraft to ... Orbiter that appeared to show the crash site. Background: A bumpy path to the moon. A mix of private companies, organizations and ...

Japanese aerospace company ispace attempted to make history on Tuesday when it sought to land a robotic probe on the surface of the moon—which would have made it both the first private company ...

The company, Ispace, is carrying a rover from the United Arab Emirates, a Japanese robot and other cargo in its bid to possibly be the first commercial lander to reach the moon. By Kenneth Chang ...

A Japanese company’s spacecraft apparently crashed while attempting to land on the moon Wednesday, losing contact moments before touchdown and sending flight controllers scrambling to figure out ...

A Japanese astronaut will become the first non-American ever to land on the moon, Biden announced Wednesday during a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. Biden and Kishida ...