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SLIM lander’s precise ‘moon sniper’ tech will lend itself to future lunar missions

[ad_1] This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Mariel Borowitz is an Associate Professor in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology and director of the Nunn School Program on International Affairs, Science, and Technology. Japan landed its Smart Lander …

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Japan SLIM moon mission update: JAXA releases 1st image, says ‘landing was around 55 metres from target’

[ad_1] Japan’s “Moon Sniper” craft landed around 55 metres (180 feet) from its target, the country’s space agency said as it released the first images from the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) moon mission. The photo taken by a mini-rover showed the boxy yellow lander sitting intact at a slight angle on the rocky …

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft captures Jupiter’s moon Io as it makes closest-ever approach

[ad_1] NASA’s Juno spacecraft made its closest-ever approach to Jupiter’s moon Io on 30 December. According to NASA, its Juno Mission achieved its closest-ever proximity to Jupiter’s moon Io, reaching an altitude of approximately 930 miles (1,500 km) above the solar system’s most volcanic celestial body, the closest flyby any spacecraft has made in over …

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