Commentary / World Apr 25, 2021
As satellites proliferate, telescopes go dark
by Adam Minter
Satellites reflect sunlight, causing bright trails across the night sky, which in turn can impede crucial observations or corrupt astronomical data.
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 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 ...
National Feb 5, 2021
Looking to the heavens: Japanese temple planned for inside satellite
by Eriko Yamakuma
Services will be held remotely in Kyoto, and prayers will be sent to the "space temple" to be saved in its memory.
National Dec 16, 2020
Japan to mount U.S. sensors on satellites to monitor space debris
It is the first time Japan has agreed to carry equipment from another country on its satellites for defense purposes, the Foreign Ministry said.
National Nov 26, 2020
Suisen satellite, developed in Fukui-led project, shown to media
The compact observational satellite — its name meaning daffodils, which are a symbol of Fukui Prefecture — will be lifted into space in March from Kazakhstan.
National Nov 14, 2020
Satellite developed by local Japanese government set for March liftoff
The prefecture said it plans to utilize satellite imagery in disaster management and tourism, among other fields.
World / Science & Health Oct 15, 2020
SpaceX to launch satellite tracking rising sea levels
by Jonathan Tirone
The mission will be to track how the accelerating rise of sea levels is changing coastlines, threatening the habitat of more than a third of the world’s population.
National Oct 1, 2020
The request includes ¥200 million for research on small satellites to monitor cutting-edge missiles not detectable with existing equipment.
National / Science & Health Aug 5, 2020
Sony Corp. said Wednesday that it will develop a satellite jointly with the University of Tokyo and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA. The Japanese company will develop a camera for use in a satellite that can be controlled remotely from Earth in real ...
National May 9, 2020
Japan to launch ASDF space unit to monitor threat to satellites
Japan will launch its first space operations unit within the Air Self-Defense Force on May 18 to monitor threats to Japanese satellites in outer space, Defense Minister Taro Kono has said. The Space Domain Mission Unit will be tasked with tracking space debris and meteorites ...
Business / Corporate Mar 30, 2020
SoftBank shares tumble 10% after OneWeb files for bankruptcy
by Pavel Alpeyev
SoftBank Group Corp. fell as much as 10 percent after a provider of satellite-based internet service that it invested in filed for bankruptcy, ceding some gains from an unprecedented plan to sell assets and buy back shares. OneWeb made the filing late Friday U.S. time ...