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Japan’s Hayabusa 2 Probe Drops Off Bits of an Asteroid and Heads for Its Next Target
Japan's Hayabusa 2 probe zoomed past Earth on December 5th and dropped off a capsule containing bits of an asteroid,…
Japan Suspends its Funding for the 30-Meter Telescope
Japan has suspended its funding contribution to the controversial Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) in Hawaii. An international consortium is behind…
Subaru Telescope Sees 1800 Supernovae
Japanese astronomers have captured images of an astonishing 1800 supernovae. 58 of these supernovae are the scientifically-important Type 1a supernovae…
Japan’s First Private Rocket Flies to Space
Have you heard of Interstellar Technologies? They're the latest private company to launch their own rocket into space. They're a…
So Cool! Japanese Space Research Center will be Suspended Over a Moonlike Crater
The architectural design behind Japan's new space research center is mind-boggling. The futuristic building will incorporate elements of spacecraft design,…
Japan Becomes A Military Space Player With Latest Launch
In a potentially controversial move, Japan recently deployed an x-band communications satellite to reduce its reliance on other providers for…
Japan’s Black Hole Telescope Is In Trouble
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has lost contact with its X-ray Astronomy Satellite Hitomi (ASTRO-H.) Hitomi was launched on…
Weekly Space Hangout – March 20, 2015: Lee Billings’ Five Billion Years of Solitude
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Author Lee Billings, discussing his book "Five Billion Years of Solitude"(@LeeBillings /
Watch Out Japan! Super Typhoon Neoguri is ENORMOUS – As Seen from ISS
“Supertyphoon Neoguri is ENORMOUS” says Alexander Gerst, ESA’s German astronaut currently serving aboard the International Space Station (ISS) as he…
Next Generation NASA/JAXA Global Weather Research Satellite thunders aloft from Japanese Spaceport
GPM Launch Seen From the Tanegashima Space Center A Japanese H-IIA rocket with the NASA-Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Global…