World / Science & Health Jun 30, 2022
The James Webb Space Telescope is able to gaze further into the cosmos than any telescope before it, thanks to its enormous primary mirror and its instruments that focus on infrared.
Asia Pacific Jun 21, 2022
South Korea becomes seventh nation to successfully put satellites into orbit
The launch came after the country's previous attempt failed in October when it launched its first homegrown rocket.
National / Science & Health Jun 10, 2022
Ryugu asteroid samples contain 'clues to origin of life,' Japan scientists say
Researchers said they found 23 different types of amino acid while examining the sample collected by Japan's Hayabusa2 probe in 2019.
National / Science & Health Jun 6, 2022
Amino acids found in asteroid samples collected by Hayabusa2 probe
The acids discovered are very important substances for living things and could hold clues to understanding the origins of life.
Asia Pacific Jun 5, 2022
The trio will spend six months expanding the Tiangong station as Beijing continues its drive to become a major space power.
Business / Corporate Jun 3, 2022
Sony to build space lasers with new satellite services unit
by Joey Roulette
Sony said one of its first successful tests occurred in 2020 when it transmitted high-definition image data by laser from the International Space Station to a ground station in Japan.
National May 23, 2022
U.S. and Japan launch bid to put first Japanese astronaut on moon
by Jennifer Jacobs, Nancy Cook and Isabel Reynolds
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.
World May 20, 2022
Boeing's Starliner space capsule launched on key test flight to ISS
by Joey Roulette
If all goes as planned, the capsule will gradually raise its orbit as it continues en route to the space station, arriving after about 24 hours to dock with the research outpost.
National May 19, 2022
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.
World / Science & Health May 18, 2022
China and U.S. race to make billions from mining the moon's minerals
by Bruce Einhorn
The countries' inability to cooperate on space risks not only an arms race, but also clashes over resources on the moon and elsewhere.
Commentary / World May 17, 2022
A mission to Uranus would be expensive, and worth it
by Adam Minter
The U.S. Congress should embrace a proposed $4 billion-plus Uranus mission for the discoveries it will make possible and to inspire a new generation of world-leading space scientists.
World / Science & Health May 13, 2022
Scientists unveil image of 'gentle giant' black hole at Milky Way's center
by Will Dunham
The black hole — called Sagittarius A* — is the second one ever to be imaged.