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Scientists directly detect water on asteroid surface for first time
Back in 2021, scientists analyzed Japanese space agency JAXA's 'Itowaka' asteroid sample collected by the Hayabusa-1 spacecraft. In a first, they discovered the presence of water and organic ...
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JAXA opens astronaut slots for those with no academic record
For the first time in a government space agency in the world, JAXA has scrapped the academic requirement for astronauts. By no longer requiring prospective astronauts to have educational ...
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JAXA’s 2 new astronauts could be first Japanese on the moon
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 ...