We have not yet confirmed the origin of the artificial object (人工物). A projectile was used during the sample collection and it is possible that this is aluminium separated from the sampler horn at ...

A cyberattack on the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency potentially compromised highly confidential information concerning ...

In case you missed NASA’s announcement from last week, NASA will gradually increase the complexity of the missions to the ...

Ilustration of the Hitomi x-ray astronomy satellite, launched by JAXA Feb. 17 with instruments from NASA and other space agencies. Credit: JAXA/Akihiro Ikeshita WASHINGTON — A senior official with the ...

Japan's space agency JAXA deployed three cubesats from the Kibo module on the International space Stations. The small ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Closeup of a six-wheeled white moon rover transformer toy with the words "jaxa" and "toyota" written on its side, in front of the ...

After starting science operations in February, Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) studied the monster black hole at the center of galaxy NGC 4151. "XRISM's Resolve instrument ...

A sample from the Ryugu asteroid has been revealed to contain all five “building blocks for life on Earth,” according to the ...

Rocket Lab Corporation recently completed its first dedicated mission for Japan’s space agency JAXA, successfully launching the “RAISE And Shine” Electron rocket from New Zealand to deploy the RAISE-4 ...

Caption: Japan’s Epsilon rocket launches on its debut mission from Uchinoura Space Center on Sept. 14, 2013 carrying the SPRINT-A (Hisaki) space telescope. Credit: JAXA PHOTO WASHINGTON — The Japan ...

Japan’s space agency has selected two new candidate astronauts to join its ranks who could even become the first Japanese to set foot on the moon. The science and technology minister announced the two ...

Test your knowledge of Japan's boldest leaps into the cosmos with a quiz that explores JAXA's missions, milestones, and the science shaping humanity's future among the stars. When you purchase through ...