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Fate of Japan’s History-Making ‘Lunar Sniper’ in Doubt After Power Malfunction

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Japan’s SLIM is on the Moon and sending data to Earth, in what is a monumental achievement for Japan—it’s now the fifth country to accomplish the feat. The successful soft landing notwithstanding, the situation looks grim; officials with Japanese space agency JAXA say the lander’s solar cell is not generating…

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Source: gizmodo.com