National May 2, 2021
Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi and NASA crew return to Earth in SpaceX capsule
The four-member team was initially due to return in late April but their departure was pushed back due to unfavorable weather conditions.
National Apr 25, 2021
Japan's Akihiko Hoshide among new ISS crew after SpaceX launch
The commercially developed SpaceX Crew-2 Dragon ship carrying a group of four astronauts successfully docked with the International Space Station on Saturday.
National / Science & Health Apr 21, 2021
Hamburgers on the moon? Astronaut jokes with Suga about lunar project
Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi has an idea of what an international project to go back to the moon will eventually lead to: Humans enjoying hamburgers on the lunar surface. Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi and Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga laugh during a call from the International ...
National Apr 20, 2021
A hacker group linked to the PLA conducted attacks on nearly 200 companies and research institutes in Japan, including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency.
Business / Corporate | Regional voices: Chubu Apr 19, 2021
With lower launch costs, Japan's next-gen H3 rocket aims for global success
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are hoping to attract a wide range of commercial demand, including satellite launches for organizations overseas.
National / Science & Health Apr 15, 2021
JAXA to nix science requirement for astronauts to tap new talent
by Yusuke Yano
An official says the agency will select candidates based on their ability to adapt to their missions, rather than their university major.
National Mar 15, 2021
Deployment of Myanmar's first satellite under review due to coup
by Tim Kelly
Myanmar's first satellite is being held on board the International Space Station following the Myanmar coup, while Japan's space agency and a Japanese university decide what to do with it, two Japanese university officials said. The ¥1.7 billion satellite was built by Japan's Hokkaido University ...
Commentary / World Dec 23, 2020
We’re never going to mine the asteroid belt
by David Fickling
One factor rules out most space mining at the outset: gravity. It guarantees that most of the solar system’s best mineral resources are to be found under our feet on Earth.
National / Science & Health Dec 19, 2020
Hayabusa2 returned with 5 grams of asteroid soil, far more than target
The capsule brought back by the Hayabusa2 space probe contained more than 5.4 grams of soil samples from a distant asteroid, exceeding the original target of 0.1 gram, Japan's space agency has said. The soil samples from the Ryugu asteroid were in three chambers of ...
National / Science & Health Dec 16, 2020
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency also confirmed the presence of a "substantial amount" of soil samples from the Ryugu asteroid.
National / Science & Health Dec 15, 2020
'Sand-like' asteroid dust found in box from Japan's Hayabusa2 probe
Hayabusa2 traveled about 300 million kilometers from Earth to collect the samples, which scientists hope could help shed light on the origin of life and the formation of the universe.
Editorials Dec 10, 2020
Hayabusa2's successful mission may help us reclaim our own past
Science now allows us to pluck pieces of our history from asteroids as they whiz by.