Commentary / World Dec 26, 2020
Trump leaves a mess behind at NASA
by Adam Minter
President-elect Joe Biden needs to focus on what has made the U.S. space program distinctive in recent years: the power of private competition.
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.
National Dec 4, 2020
NASA picks U.S. and Japanese companies for lunar sample collection
Tokyo-based Ispace Inc. and its subsidiary in Luxembourg are among the firms tasked with collecting a small amount of lunar regolith from any location on the Moon.
National / Science & Health Nov 29, 2020
Japanese startup to establish lunar lander development hub in the U.S.
by Keita Nakamura
Ispace hopes to deliver payloads, including research equipment, to the moon in support of future NASA missions.
National Nov 25, 2020
During his current mission, Noguchi said he is looking forward to sharing space food with other crew members.
National Nov 20, 2020
Astronaut Noguchi says SpaceX ship offered 'best' flight to ISS
The Japanese scientist is one of only three people known to have launched in three different types of spacecraft.
World / Science & Health Nov 16, 2020
Noguchi among four astronauts bound for ISS on SpaceX launch
The launch was the first of what the U.S. hopes will be many routine missions following a successful test flight in late spring.
National / Science & Health Nov 6, 2020
Japanese bill to allow ownership of samples from outside Earth
The bill calls for allowing space resources to be owned by those who collected them, based on exploration plans submitted in advance to the prime minister.
World / Science & Health Oct 27, 2020
There’s water ice on the moon, and in more places than NASA once thought
by Kenneth Chang
An infrared telescope mounted inside a 747 jumbo jet showed unambiguous evidence of water on parts of the moon where the sun shines.
National Oct 22, 2020
NASA says images suggest 'success' in asteroid sample collection
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Tuesday unfurled its robotic arm to touch the surface of Bennu for six seconds.
National / Science & Health Oct 14, 2020
Japan joins U.S.-led pact for space exploration and moon mining
The agreement also covers issues regarding space debris and stipulates that its members will not interfere with their counterparts' endeavors on the moon.
National / Science & Health Sep 30, 2020
Japanese and U.S. astronauts 'ready to fly' in Oct. 31 SpaceX mission
The upcoming mission will mark the first in a series of regular, rotational flights to the International Space Station by SpaceX's new crew transportation system.