Trailblazing spacecraft reaches moon and sends back images

A trailblazing spacecraft that spent three months whizzing through space reached the moon at Christmas. Having successfully inserted into an oval-shaped orbit around the lunar north and south poles, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced its lunar lander had achieved a major milestone on December 25. Over the next month its orbit will gradually become more circular before it attempts to land – but in the meantime it’s sent back some stunning images. READ MORE! NASA’s wacky-looking Supper Guppy could be the reason humans are able to get back on the moon Whether the trailblazing spacecraft will succeed in… 

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