World | 2020 in Review Dec 31, 2020
A brief look back at the powerful images from 2020 that inspired hope
National Dec 7, 2020
Hayabusa2 capsule in 'perfect condition' as Japan team prepares for analysis
by Anna Watanabe
If the mission was successful, the capsule will contain two samples from the Ryugu asteroid, including the first subsurface asteroid sample ever collected.
National / Science & Health Sep 16, 2020
The probe is expected to reach its next target, the 1998KY26 asteroid traveling between Earth and Mars, in July 2031.
Commentary / Japan Jan 28, 2020
by Anupama Vijayakumar
Nation emerges as a key leader in the peaceful exploration of the cosmos.
Language | MORNING ENGLISH Dec 21, 2015
Japan's space agency says its Akatsuki probe has successfully entered into orbit around Venus.
National / Science & Health Dec 4, 2014
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency aims to give a name to the destination asteroid for the Hayabusa2 mission, which blasted off Wednesday, a senior agency official said. It might consider asking the public for a name, said Hitoshi Kuninaka, a professor and project manager at ...
National Jun 23, 2014
Asteroid Itokawa, reached by an unmanned Japanese space probe in 2005, might be listed as one of the candidates for a human exploration project being considered for the mid-2020s, NASA has said. The U.S. space agency said Thursday it is looking at several asteroids with ...