Japan's SLIM spacecraft, part of the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon mission, has regained power and resumed operations after being without sunlight for several days following an unconventionally precise lunar landing. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) re-established communication with the lander nearly nine days after its touchdown, enabling it to continue investigating the lunar surface. The spacecraft's power loss was attributed to its solar panels being at the wrong angle, but it was able to generate power again thanks to a change in the sunlight's direction. The lander, also referred to as the 'Moon Sniper,' has started taking images of the lunar surface after being stuck without power for more than a week.
SLIM lander powers down for long lunar night; JAXA releases new batch of moon snapshots https://t.co/0b9Gpdmt55 https://t.co/kF8HYEkpnp
Japan's lunar probe, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), has re-entered the dormant state and suspended activities as it reached sunset, rendering solar power generation unavailable, the country's space agency said on Thursday. https://t.co/p5r83frWiR
Lunar night puts Japan's lander back to sleep: After a brief awakening, Japan's moon lander is out of action again but will resume its mission if it survives the two-week lunar night, the space agency said… https://t.co/MwG01xtOUA #japannews #japantoday
Japan's Moon lander is out of action again but will resume its mission if it survives the two-week lunar night, the country's space agency has said. https://t.co/xLQdmgDos7
Lunar night puts Japan's lander back to sleep https://t.co/Hu0MSL8PxX
Japanese moon explorer ‘awakens’ more than a week after upside down landing #Japan #moon https://t.co/oevvxGhSkS
Moon Sniper Awakens: Japan's moon lander has recovered from a ten day power issue and is now sharing photographs from the lunar surface https://t.co/gheiLLDVvp
Japan's 'Moon Sniper' wakes up and shares new images of lunar surface | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/honfIICw1H
After being stuck without power for more than a week, Japan’s moon-lander has woken up and started snapping images of the lunar surface https://t.co/76MVEUUcxl
Japan’s ‘moon sniper’ SLIM lander regains power days after landing #MoonSniper #Japan https://t.co/xyKiK0gzCX
Japan's SLIM spacecraft has regained power, more than a week after it achieved an unconventionally precise lunar landing, that made Japan the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon https://t.co/A5AjGOYENP https://t.co/gMaZutQ6JQ
Japan’s second moon lander is back online after a botched landing. | By Xochitl Bott Rivera https://t.co/EQVkUSgyUc
Japan’s space agency, JAXA, says the SLIM spacecraft was likely able to generate power again thanks to a change in the sunlight's direction after it lost the thrust of one of its two main engines shortly before landing on the moon https://t.co/A5AjGOZcDn https://t.co/kv9a8f6yW3
Japan's moon lander only ran for a few hours on battery power before shutting down, but it released two rovers that sent back images from the lunar surface https://t.co/QDefN620l3
Japan's moon lander comes back to life: Japan's moon lander has come back to life, the space agency said Monday, enabling the craft to proceed with its mission of investigating the lunar surface despite its… https://t.co/znU6rDrI9G #japannews #japantoday
Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft has regained power, its space agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said, more than a week after it achieved an unconventionally precise lunar landing but ran out of electricity. https://t.co/tBbUyHkRKU
Japan’s ‘Lunar Sniper’ comes back online, resumes operations on moon https://t.co/cYsHYt4Fzz https://t.co/NP0jgoaQkb
Japan's stranded Moon lander is back online; JAXA shares first SLIM images https://t.co/dgbqjTT8xV
Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ robot explorer resumes operations on lunar surface https://t.co/rOpsdqNzIu
Japan's "Moon Sniper" is back in action. After landing backward, creating a power issue, it is now connected and capturing images. MORE: https://t.co/HLkitT1W5s
Japan’s space agency said Monday that its first lunar lander had regained power and resumed operations, more than a week after its precision landing. https://t.co/q1SXd2N1Lg
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency re-established communication with its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, a JAXA spokesperson said, nearly nine days after the probe's touchdown made Japan the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon https://t.co/A5AjGOYENP https://t.co/A9i8B77kbl
Japanese Moon Lander Springs Back to Life https://t.co/RTNkAy4iq5
Rise and shine: Japanese moon probe back to work after sun reaches its solar panels https://t.co/avOk1Kddpe
Japan's Moon Lander Springs Back to Life, Defying the Odds https://t.co/B0tEX7hHfL https://t.co/JoieSCrDlM
Japan's lander wakes up, takes blurry snap of Moon https://t.co/t064zc8jtc
SLIM IS BACK: Upside Down Japanese Moon Lander Recharged Batteries and Resumed Lunar Mission via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/FvwUTkTfDJ
Japan's SLIM spacecraft has regained power, its space agency said, more than a week after it achieved an unconventionally precise lunar landing but ran out of electricity because its solar panels were at the wrong angle https://t.co/A5AjGOZcDn https://t.co/JfCGc01pjN
Japanese lander: 'The science has started' https://t.co/v5y4XvHHcI
Japanese moon explorer is up and running after several tense days without the sunlight it needs to generate power https://t.co/tmDUNrg4Rl