Japan will attempt to land on the moon TODAY - here's how to watch as its 'Moon Sniper' spacecraft navigates through '20 minutes of terror' descent

Japan's Slim (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) mission is now only hours away from attempting its perilous landing on the lunar surface. If successful, Japan will become only the fifth country to land on the moon. But after America's first landing attempt in 50 years failed before even reaching the Moon, the risk of failure is clear. Japan's space agency, JAXA, is hoping to stack the odds in its favour by using precision navigation equipment, earning the mission the nickname'Moon Sniper'. Unlike previous missions, which have aimed for areas more than a mile across, Japan's lander will attempt to land no more than 330ft (100m) from its target.