Japan has landed a spacecraft on the moon for the first time, but the mission didn't go exactly according to plan

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a gold rover rests on the moon surface
An illustration of JAXA's SLIM spacecraft on the moon.

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It looks like China will leapfrog the US in the race to the moon after a fuel leak ruined a pivotal mission

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A Long March 5 rocket blasts off from its launchpad
China launched its previous robotic mission to the moon, Chang'e 5, from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in November 2020.

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NASA's $93 billion moon-landing program looks really bad right now

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A full moon behind the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft on the mobile launcher
NASA announced astronauts won't fly to the moon before 2025.

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The US's moon mission now has 'no chance' of landing on the moon after a fuel leak that started hours following the launch

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ULA rocket taking off into space with a giant billowing cloud of gas underneath it.
Astrobotic's Peregrine Lunar Lander launched on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket on Monday.

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Japan is close to becoming the 3rd nation to land on the moon in the 21st century. The US isn't one of them.

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a gold rover rests on the moon surface
An illustration of JAXA's SLIM spacecraft on the moon.

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India's historic moon lander and adorable sidekick rover may be dead for good

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An image of the Vikram lander taken by the Pragyaan rover
An image of the Vikram lander taken by the Pragyaan rover.

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India's moon lander and rover didn't wake up despite high hopes

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Image of the rover on board India's moon lander.
India's moon rover, Pragyaan, made history as the first to explore the lunar south pole.

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India's moon lander is the first to study the lunar south pole region up close. Here are 5 scientific discoveries it's already made.

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Image of the rover on board India's moon lander.
The lunar rover that recently landed near the moon's south pole is about as big as a medium-sized dog.

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Russia dominated the first space race, but now it can't even land on the moon. Photos show the US and China are way ahead.

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NASA's Space Launch System (left) is its new moon rocket. China's Yutu 2 rover (middle) explores the far side of the moon. Russia's Luna-25 lander just crashed (right).

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How India landed on the moon and flew to Mars at a fraction of the cost of NASA and Russia missions

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the moon giant grey cratered sphere in space with three green dollar signs overlaid on it
Getting to the moon is expensive, but India managed to do it on a budget.

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