JAXA small lunar landing demonstrator "SLIM ". Watch how it travels to the moon's surface in this animated explainer. Credit: ...

The new space telescope, which will succeed the James Webb Space Telescope launched in 2021, will be positioned in orbit ...

Japan's space agency plans to use satellite images to quickly evaluate damage from earthquakes and other natural disasters.

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is now operating a wood satellite in orbit, made of hinoki magnolia wood ...

I want to contribute to the developments in space, which is in a period of transition." In the JAXA announcement, Norishige Kanai, the head of the astronauts group at JAXA, said, “I’m truly ...

Among them was LignoSat, a wooden satellite from JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) that investigates the use of wood in space. Findings could offer a more sustainable alternative to ...

See multiple views from the Hayabusa2 spacecraft's touching down on asteroid 162173 Ryugu. Credit: JAXA/U. Tokyo/Kochi ...

Reaching Mercury is such a challenge because “the gravitational pull of the Sun is very strong near Mercury, which makes it ...

After going through more rounds of training and final assessments, the pair will become the 12th and 13th people sent into space by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Yoneda could be ...

ESA and JAXA's BepiColombo mission recently completed its last flyby of Mercury, revealing stunning details about the ...

The European Space Agency (ESA)’s BepiColombo mission has made another flyby of Mercury, capturing fascinating images of this lesser-studied inner planet. On January 8, 2025, the spacecraft made its ...

Japan Airlines is set to introduce riblet-shaped coating, shown to improve fuel efficiency, on its B787 long-haul flights ...