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ASTRONOMY

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jan 30, 2016
Takayuki Ohira: 'Dreams are always worth chasing, however challenging'
Planetarium creator on handmade rockets, Yuri Gagarin and the Milky Way
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 29, 2016
Study finds ancient Babylonians employed complex geometry
Ancient Babylonian astronomers were way ahead of their time, using sophisticated geometric techniques that until now had been considered an achievement of medieval European scholars.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 23, 2016
Amazon founder Bezos' space company launches, lands rocket for second time
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' space transportation company, Blue Origin, has successfully launched and landed a suborbital rocket for a second time, a key step in its quest to develop reusable boosters, the company said on Friday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 15, 2016
NASA adds commercial mini-shuttle to space station's supply fleet
NASA hired a third company to fly cargo to the International Space Station, adding an innovative space plane built by Sierra Nevada Corp. to the commercial fleet, the U.S. space agency said on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 15, 2016
China plans to land probe on the far side of the moon in 2018
China plans to land the first probe ever on the far side of the moon in 2018, marking another milestone in its ambitious space program, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 30, 2015
Russia to revise space program amid economic troubles, including cuts to moon exploration
Russia is to revise its space program, the national space agency said on Tuesday after a newspaper published a report that billions of dollars of cuts may be on the way, including to ambitious moon exploration plans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 23, 2015
SpaceX facing big challenge with reusable rockets
SpaceX just proved that it can send a 14-story rocket booster into space and then land it successfully back on Earth. It is something the company had never managed to do before but is essential if Elon Musk has any hope of dramatically cutting the cost of reaching space.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Dec 21, 2015
Let's discuss the Akatsuki space probe
Japan's space agency says its Akatsuki probe has successfully entered into orbit around Venus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 15, 2015
Geminid meteor shower lights up Hokkaido sky
The annual Geminid meteor shower peaked Monday night in the sky over northeastern Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 1, 2015
European satellite set to test method to find ripples across space, time
An experimental satellite slated for launch Wednesday will test a technique to detect ripples in space and across time, adding a new perspective for viewing and understanding the universe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 19, 2015
Astronomers see planet still growing in its stellar womb
Astronomers have taken the first images of a planet still in formation, a discovery expected to shed light on how giant planets manage to beef up early in their lives, research published on Wednesday showed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 5, 2015
Revolution in space technology evolution awaits launch in New Zealand paddock
The next revolution in space, making humdrum what was long the special preserve of tax-funded giants like NASA, will be launching next year from a paddock in New Zealand's remote South Island.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 8, 2015
Mercury's magnetic field switched on billions of years ago, NASA craft finds
New results from NASA's now-defunct Messenger spacecraft show Mercury's magnetic field switched on about 4 billion years ago, scientists said Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 3, 2015
Cosmic rays may damage the brains of astronauts
Researchers said on Friday that long-term exposure to galactic cosmic rays, which permeate space, may cause dementia-like cognitive impairments in astronauts during any future round-trip Mars journey, expected to take at least 2½ years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 26, 2015
Road to Mars begins at an asteroid
A NASA robot ship will pluck a large boulder off an asteroid and sling it around the moon, becoming an ad hoc destination to prepare for future human missions to Mars, the U.S. space agency said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 13, 2015
At 9, girl may be youngest to spot supernova
Two sisters from Mukaiyama Elementary School in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, have discovered a supernova, becoming rising stars in Japan's astronomical society.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 6, 2015
Hubble captures quadruple image of distant supernova
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope and a naturally occurring cosmic magnifying lens have captured surprising multiple images of an exploding star, research published Thursday shows.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 6, 2015
Astronomers find star speeding out of the galaxy
Astronomers have found a star hurtling through the galaxy faster than any other, the result of being blasted away by the explosion of a massive partner star, researchers said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 26, 2015
Astronomers find giant black hole in early universe
A black hole 12 billion times more massive than the sun has been found in a glowing quasar that existed when the universe was just a fraction of its current age, scientists said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 26, 2015
NASA investigating helmet water leak after spacewalk
Two U.S. astronauts finished a 6½-hour spacewalk on Wednesday to prepare parking spots for new commercial space taxis, and then discovered water had leaked into a spacesuit helmet, a problem that led to the near-drowning of another astronaut in 2013, officials said.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.

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