Japan launches second US military payload to monitor space above Indo-Pacific
WASHINGTON — Japan has launched the second of two long-planned US Space Force orbital neighborhood watch sensors on…
Japan aims for the moons of Mars
KAGOSHIMA PREF. – Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars’ moons to retrieve samples that may unlock…
Japan successfully launches and lands reusable rocket
Japan’s space agency said Saturday its prototype reusable rocket successfully completed the first liftoff and landing test, marking…
New Singapore space agency seeks to build up the country’s space industry
TOKYO — Singapore’s new space agency signed a cooperation agreement with its Japanese counterpart as part of its…
Hayabusa2 flies past asteroid as Japan aims to acquire data for planetary defense
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe flew past the asteroid Torifune on Sunday — one of the closest encounters ever attempted…
Hayabusa2 flies past asteroid as Japan aims to acquire data for planetary defense
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe flew past the asteroid Torifune on Sunday — one of the closest encounters ever attempted…
Japan successfully launches H3 rocket
Japan successfully launched its flagship H3 rocket Friday morning, marking the resumption of the rocket’s flights roughly six…
Two Years Later, We’re Finally Learning How a Transformers-Inspired Rover Fared on the Moon
On January 19, 2024, a tiny, spherical rover called SORA-Q arrived on the Moon and unfurled itself into…
ESA and JAXA team up on planetary defence, Ramses mission to asteroid Apophis
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation…
Asteroid contains all 5 genetic molecules required for life, says JAXA
KTALnews.com (KTAL/KMSS) – A sample from the Ryugu asteroid has been revealed to contain all five “building blocks…
All 5 ‘letters’ of DNA found on an asteroid speeding through our solar system. What do they tell us about the origins of life?
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DNA’s Building Blocks May Have Arrived from Space, Asteroid Ryugu Samples Suggest
Samples returned by JAXA’s Hayabusa-2 mission from the C-type asteroid (162173) Ryugu contain all five canonical nucleobases —…