Space

2024.12.16

Searching for the origin of life through "organic astrochemistry": Detecting microorganisms from small amounts of Martian particles

2024.12.10

Astronaut Onishi to become 3rd Japanese to assume ISS commander

2024.11.11

This time for sure! HAKUTO-R lander unveiled, to be launched in December and make another landing attempt on the Moon

2024.11.01

Formation of organic matter on early Mars — Derived from formaldehyde in air

2024.10.21

Japan to expand GPS network to 11 satellites, reduce foreign reliance

2024.10.07

NIFS and Kyoto University succeeded in acquiring two-dimensional images of auroras using a spectroscopic measurement system

2024.10.03

H2A rocket sends Japanese reconnaissance satellite into orbit

2024.09.26

Japan again delays launch of H2A rocket with reconnaissance satellite

2024.09.11

ispace's lunar rover arrives in Japan to prepare for 2nd space probe

2024.09.09

Japan space agency concludes extended mission of Moon explorer

2024.08.27

Star cluster 13.3 billion light years away discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope: The most distant galaxy ever seen provides new perspectives on the evolution of galaxies

2024.08.20

Japan space agency unveils ANA's training of astronaut candidates

2024.07.09

Cloud observation for refining climate change predictions: Japan−Europe satellite "Hakuryu" launched

2024.06.27

Early Martian organic matter was derived from CO — Carbon isotope ratio from deposits found on the surface showed extremely low ¹³C signals

2024.06.24

Exploring "fundamental questions about humanity" with visually impaired individuals — KEK and Tsukuba University of Technology collaborate to produce braille book on particle physics

2024.06.05

"Space is an accelerated simulation of aging:" Satoshi Furukawa, who completed his ISS stay, talks about the changes in his physical condition at a press conference

2024.05.28

NICT and collaborators achieve optical communication from the International Space Station to the ground — Practical use of satellite quantum cryptographic communications

2024.05.09

'Space Technology Strategy' for rapid growth to keep up with global development competition decided by Cabinet Office

2024.05.07

Hydrogen gas falling into the galaxy has a possible extraterrestrial origin: Nagoya University group overturns established theory

2024.04.17

The second H3 Launch Vehicle successfully launched: a new ace emerges in space development and utilization

2024.04.12

The Cabinet Office releases guidebook for space debris mitigation — For a safe and sustainable outer space

2024.03.22

Tohoku University clarifies the process of formaldehyde accumulation on early Mars: Bio-important molecules were efficiently formed in warm climates.

2024.03.01

First light from XRISM X-ray satellite — Photographing a galaxy cluster 770 million light-years away