The Japanese space agency is preparing for ’20 minutes of terror’ with a moon landing attempt

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. As the first U.S. lunar lander mission in decades ends without reaching its target, a Japanese-launched spacecraft moves closer to the moon and prepares for a historic landing attempt. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Smart … Read more

What can you expect from the Japanese landing attempt ‘Moon Sniper’?

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. As the first U.S. lunar lander mission in decades ends without reaching its target, a Japanese-launched spacecraft moves closer to the moon and prepares for a historic landing attempt. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Smart … Read more

Two American companies launch spacecraft to the moon within weeks of each other

A pair of companies plan to launch unmanned spacecraft to the moon within weeks of each other early next year in a NASA-funded effort that could mark the first soft landings for the United States on the lunar surface since the last of the Apollo missions in 1972. But in a sign of how the … Read more

Two American companies launch spacecraft to the moon within weeks of each other

A pair of companies plan to launch unmanned spacecraft to the moon within weeks of each other early next year in a NASA-funded effort that could mark the first soft landings for the United States on the lunar surface since the last of the Apollo missions in 1972. But in a sign of how the … Read more