2023-08-27 09:52:38
This photo taken on June 1, 2023 and released by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows the ‘Smart Lander for Investigating Moon’ (SLIM) at the Tanegashima Space Center.
©AFP PHOTO / JAPANESE AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY (JAXA)
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And also: Traces of tumultuous events at the foot of the largest volcano in the Solar System; Neptune’s mysterious dark spot detected for the first time from Earth; SpaceX is no longer the only company with a reusable rocket.
Japan aims for first moon landing with daring Slim mission
In order to prepare for the next steps in robotic and human exploration of the Solar System, Jaxa, the Japanese space agency, is developing small, light and high-precision lander technology. To test and validate it in real conditions, Jaxa has developed the Slim mission which is about to take off to reach the Moon. It will aim for a precision landing in a rugged region in 4 to 6 months.
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Discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima: what are the health risks?
The discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima into the Pacific should begin on August 23, weather permitting. The international community has expressed its concern about the possible consequences on biodiversity and health and announced measures. What is it really ?
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Traces of tumultuous events at the foot of the largest volcano in the Solar System
New images taken by Mars Express reveal the tumultuous past of the highest volcano in the Solar System, Olympus Mons, and in particular bear witness to the gigantic landslides that occurred along its flanks several hundred million years ago.
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Neptune’s mysterious dark spot detected for the first time from Earth
In 1989, the Voyager 2 spacecraft, while flying over Neptune for the first time in the history of the noosphere, revealed what until recently eluded telescopes on Earth’s soil: an analogue of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. Neptune’s Great Dark Spot is even more enigmatic but is now within range of Earth instruments, which should provide new data to unlock its secrets.
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SpaceX is no longer the only company with a reusable rocket
For the first time, a company other than SpaceX, Rocket Lab, has succeeded in flying a partially reused rocket, with an engine that has already flown once. In the coming months, Rocket Lab wants to reuse an entire first stage.
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