– Manuscript – Last week, Japan’s space agency launched a rocket carrying a spacecraft designed to explore the moon. The lunar lander is known as the Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon (SLIM). It aims to touch down on the moon’s surface early next year. If successful, it would make Japan the fifth nation to land a spacecraft on the moon. So far, only the United … [Read more...] about What Is the Goal of Japan’s New Moon Mission?