Japan becomes fifth country to land a spacecraft on the Moon | The World

Japan has celebrated becoming the fifth country to successfully land a spacecraft on the moon – but the Japanese Space Agency is concerned the spacecraft may not be able to recharge its batteries.  Astrophysicist Dr Clare Kenyon tells The World’s Beverley O’Connor solar-powered craft is currently in the Moon’s nighttime.

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