ispace failed in its bid to become the first private company to land a craft on the moon, but it gained crucial data for future explorations.
Samples collected from asteroid Ryugu by Hayabusa2 contain RNA base uracil and remnants of liquid water — shedding light on the origins of life.
Hideo Itokawa was a leading aeronautical and rocket engineer. But it wasn't always smooth sailing. Failures are part and parcel of any worthwhile endeavor.
What impact will the recent completion of China's space station Tiangong ("heavenly palace") have on the new space race?
Japan's ispace aims for the moon with a radical concept: to establish a lunar courier service. Its spacecraft might become Japan's first to land on the...
Whether it’s facilities that stay open at night or new mobile formats that come to you, planetariums today are so much more than just a learning...
Where will our food come from, and how can we stay in shape? Can we have children, and will they grow? Astronauts are researching these questions...
From the deep sea to outer space, “This exhibit will act as a catalyst for people to imagine a little bit about what Society 5.0 will...
For Tokyo University, the main objective is to use the technology developed for local problem solving. But the team is also aiming to contribute to JAXA’s...
~The spacecraft is called Resilience, symbolizing the power to recover from adversity. ~ With astronaut Soichi Noguchi as the first Japanese on board, the new...
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) revealed on July 21 that it plans to send its asteroid probe Hayabusa2 on another 10-year mission after...
Japan and the United States on Friday, July 10, issued a joint declaration, promising extensive cooperation in lunar exploration that will include putting Japanese astronauts...
