TANEGASHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA ... satellite XRISM was placed in orbit, and 33 minutes later, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM ...
JAXA scientists are looking for evidence of material on the moon's surface that may have come from its mantle, a layer near the satellite's core.
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 ...
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched a lunar orbiter satellite, "Kaguya," on September ... It was injected into a polar orbit 100 km above the moon on October 18, 2007, and ...
A spacecraft named BepiColombo is currently zipping by planet Mercury, making a very close flyby and snapping incredible high ...
Among their accomplishments was documenting the historic landing of JAXA's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM ... first robot to traverse Earth's satellite or any celestial body with ...
The world's first wooden satellite has officially been deployed. Built by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the timber-clad device was sent to International Space Station last ...
Japan's space agency plans to use satellite images to quickly evaluate damage from earthquakes and other natural disasters. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, has said it expects the ...