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Around three hours after its moon lander had touched down, Japan’s space agency “decided to switch SLIM off with 12% power remaining to allow for a possible resumption when the sun’s angle changed,” reports Agence France-Presse.
Today there was good … Continue reading Japan’s Moon Lander Overcomes Power Crisis, Starts Scientific Operations
Thanks to a pair of tiny lunar rovers, the mystery of Japan’s crippled SLIM Moon lander has been solved. Images returned by the two robots show that the spacecraft bounced and is sitting on its nose, preventing its solar panels from charging.Continue R… Continue reading Mystery solved – Japan’s SLIM Moon probe landed on its nose
ESET researchers have discovered NSPX30, a sophisticated implant used by a new China-aligned APT group, which they dubbed Blackwood. Blackwood has carried out cyberespionage operations against individuals and companies from China, Japan, and the United… Continue reading Blackwood APT delivers malware by hijacking legitimate software update requests
Japan has become the fifth country in the world to soft-land a spacecraft on the Moon, using precision technology that allowed it to touch down closer to its target landing site than any mission has before. However the spacecraft might have survived on… Continue reading Japan’s Successful Moon Landing Was the Most Precise Ever
Geoffrey.landis writes: The Japan SLIM spacecraft has successfully landed on moon, but power problems mean it may be short mission. The good news is that the landing was successful, making Japan only the fifth nation to successfully make a lunar landin… Continue reading Japan’s SLIM Probe Lands On Moon, But Suffers Power Problem
Japanese startup EX-Fusion plans to eliminate small pieces of space junk with laser beams fired from the ground. Nikkei Asia reports: EX-Fusion stands apart in that it is taking the ground-based approach, with the startup tapping its arsenal of laser t… Continue reading Japan Startup Eyes Fusion Laser To Shoot Down Space Junk From Ground
This charmingly Japanese robot acts as a gaming buddy, taking the other controller and playing against you while chatting about what’s happening on screen. It’s designed to stave off loneliness, and teach increasingly isolated gamers to be social.Conti… Continue reading AI robot buddy aims to teach gamers social skills
Honda and Mitsubishi are collaborating in a two-year project in Shunan City, Japan, to evaluate the feasibility and environmental benefits of powering a data center with fuel cells taken from electric vehicles. The Register reports: Hydrogen for the fu… Continue reading Japan To Test Datacenter Powered By Reused Hydrogen Fuel Cells
The number of 18-year-olds in Japan totaled a record low of 1.06 million as of Monday, a government estimate showed, as the country continues to grapple with a falling birthrate. From a report: The number of those that have reached Japan’s legal adult … Continue reading Japan’s 18-Year-Olds at Record-Low 1.06 Million on Falling Births
Japan’s nuclear power regulator this week lifted an operational ban imposed on Tokyo Electric Power’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant two years ago, allowing it to work towards gaining local permission to restart. From a report: Tepco has been e… Continue reading Japan Lifts Operational Ban on World’s Biggest Nuclear Plant