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The Japanese lunar lander Hakuto-R, which plummeted on the moon's surface on April 25, has been detected by a NASA spacecraft. Photographic evidence verifies that the craft came to rest in at least four large fragments near its intended landing site. Hakuto-R, conceived by the Japanese space corporation ispace, was intended to be the first private lunar lander to successfully arrive on the moon, but it abruptly lost contact with ground control during its final descent. After several unsuccessful attempts to reestablish communication, ispace's crew concluded that the spacecraft had suffered a "hard landing," crashing into the moon rather than landing softly. NASA finds broken fragments of Japanese lunar lander that lost on April 25. The following day, April 26, the Lunar Recon...

Long ago, it was believed that the light bursts and trails observed by [Apollo] astronauts were caused by high-energy, heavy cosmic particles (HZE) traveling through the eyes…. A new report concludes that the particles do not pose a significant threat to brief moon missions or Earth-orbiting missions like Skylab. Update Unknown is the mechanism behind the lights described by Apollo astronauts. As the particles, which are components of cosmic rays, transit through a portion of the eye, they may emit radiation. Or they may manipulate nerve cells to create the illusion of light. However the flares occur, they continue to be a problem for astronauts. In 2006, approximately 80 percent of NASA and ESA astronauts reported experiencing lights. Uncertain is how the phenomenon aff...

5G: Can aliens locate us? New research suggests this! Due to advances in wireless technology like 5G, Earth's mobile transmissions might theoretically be detected by alien civilizations studying our planet. Scientists suggest in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society that 5G technology for mobile networks and satellite connection may ease humanity's eventual encounter with other civilizations. How would it work? Cable TV and the internet have reduced Earth's leakage radiation from powerful TV signals. "Mobile communication systems were unknown until the 1990s, and they currently represent a new and still growing component of Earth's human-generated radio emission," noted research author Ramiro Saide. Mobile networks are young, yet "radio-leakage" might lead alie...