JAXA has previously succeeded in placing a probe on an asteroid. But the agency says putting a craft on the moon is much more difficult, as "the dynamics are completely different since the gravity ...

The business of hurtling humans into space is getting routine on the Space Coast with the fourth flight of a SpaceX Crew ...

If JAXA does unjam its door, Chandra will be an important tool to follow up XRISM's observations. Meanwhile, the ghosts of Suzaku and Hitomi will linger until the next attempt at opening the door.

ISRO Chairman V Narayanan outlined India's ambitious space goals, including tripling the number of satellites in orbit and ...

JAXA and PickNik's goal was to demonstrate a complex, multi-armed robotic system capable of performing manipulation tasks in microgravity ...

In December 2024, five CubeSats deployed into Earth's orbit from the International Space Station. Among them was LignoSat, a wooden satellite from JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency) that ...

The developers plan to hand the satellite, made from magnolia wood and named LignoSat, to space agency JAXA next week. It will be sent into space on a SpaceX rocket from the Kennedy Space Center ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched an X-ray satellite to study extreme cosmic objects and a lunar lander nicknamed the “Moon Sniper” on Wednesday evening.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has released a new game called Lunarcraft to play in Minecraft that employs actual satellite data to create realistic moon landscapes. In 2007, a ...

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will delay the maiden launch of its heavy-lift H3 rocket to Feb. 17 from Feb. 15 due to weather conditions, the space agency said on Tuesday.