NASA Spacecraft Shoots Japanese Moon Lander With Laser
Bullseye NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has been shooting lasers at Japan’s Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) in an attempt to hit a retroreflector mounted right beneath the lander’s solar panels. This tiny, dome-shaped device called a Laser Retroreflector Array is a surprisingly simple contraption with an important job. It’s designed to reflect light, revealing…
