The autonomous 55-pound (25-kilogram) rover is called IDEFIX and is part of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Martian Moon Exploration (MMX) probe that aims to collect samples of the ...

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taking into account the knowledge gained by the rover. These will be brought back to Earth with the return module. They are expected to arrive in 2031 for further analysis in terrestrial laboratories.

The annual challenge aims to gather student research to improve graphical interfaces in NASA space suits. It also contributes ...

Nissan and JAXA jointly developed the prototype of the unmanned moon rover. The vehicle is powered by four motors and has lithium-ion batteries. The all-wheel technology that powers both the front ...

In the years leading up to the launch, Tohoku University’s Space Robotics Laboratory (SRL), working closely with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), developed and ground-tested the ...

Japan is an active participant in this exploration and commercialization of space and its national space agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has ambitious, long-term plans for ...

JAXA researcher Kawai Yuta says he can't wait ... ispace is part of a private-sector boom in lunar exploration. A lunar rover the firm developed was a finalist in a contest run by entities ...

a joint moon landing effort with Japan's JAXA, was initially scheduled for 2025 but is now postponed to after 2028, with India providing the lander and Japan supplying a 350-kg rover for the mission.