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Japan's space agency officially ends decade-plus mission that carried Hatsune Miku into space one year after losing probe somewhere above Venus | JAXA's Akatsuki Venus orbiter has officially been shut down well over a decade after launch.

JAXA's Akatsuki probe goes silent after more than a decade studying Venus

Japan's "Moon Sniper" is a high-precision lunar lander developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The lander, officially known as the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), successfully touched down on the lunar surface on January 19, 2024.

Japanese Space Agency JAXA hacked in summer cyberattack