U.S. and Japan launch bid to put first Japanese astronaut on moon
The joint lunar exploration development ties into the Artemis project, a U.S.-led effort to return astronauts to the moon and eventually send humans to Mars.
Japan and U.S. to cooperate on future moon landing by Japanese astronaut
The announcement will be part of the Artemis project, an international effort aimed at advancing lunar exploration and eventually sending astronauts on missions to Mars.
China and U.S. race to make billions from mining the moon's minerals
The countries' inability to cooperate on space risks not only an arms race, but also clashes over resources on the moon and elsewhere.
Japanese company joins march back to the moon in 2022
This year is packed with other moonshot ambitions and rehearsals that could foretell how soon humans get back to the lunar surface.
Going to space makes you 'obsessed with Earth,' billionaire Yusaku Maezawa says
The 46-year-old fashion magnate and art collector in December became the first space tourist on the International Space Station in over a decade.
Chinese sighting of 'cube' on moon rouses speculation and inspires memes
The Yutu-2 caught an image of what seems like a large cubic object on the horizon about 80 meters from its location.
Ready for lift-off? Japan opens up applications for new astronauts.
JAXA plans to select a few candidates by February 2023 to take part in the Artemis international lunar exploration project, potentially making them the first Japanese to land on the moon.
Samples from China mission show moon 'active' more recently than thought
Analysis of the samples "reveals that the Moon's interior was still evolving at around 2 billion years ago," the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) said in a statement.
Honda sees its future in air taxis, rockets and moon robots
With its "2030 Vision,” the automaker is betting big on how people will work, travel and spend leisure time in the future.
Startups from Japan and Israel to team up to make oxygen on moon
The potential technology could make possible long-term lunar missions independent of Earth in the future.
Japan research group to explore sustainable food source for lunar missions
The public-private endeavor is meant to encourage the private sector to enter the space business, sources have said.
Moon 'wobble' and climate change seen as driving coastal flooding in 2030s
U.S. coastlines will face increasing flooding in the mid-2030s thanks to a regular lunar cycle that will magnify rising sea levels caused by climate change, according to research led by NASA scientists. A key factor identified by the scientists is a regular "wobble" in the ...
