The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said the H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki 5 satellite took off from the Tanegashima ...

An international team of astronomers, led by SRON, discovered a rapid explosion of matter around the supermassive black hole ...

Rocket Lab Corporation recently achieved a record 18 successful Electron launches in 2025, accompanied by its first direct contract with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for two dedicated ...

Supplies for astronauts in Earth orbit from the Far East: The unmanned transporter HTV-X1 has reached the International Space Station (ISS). This is the first mission of the new Japanese spacecraft.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully launched its new HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS) on Sunday morning. It will be the first time in five years ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Sunday it has postponed the launch of the seventh unit of its H3 liquid fuel rocket, which was scheduled for Tuesday, due to a bad weather ...

A Rocket Lab Electron lifts off May 17 carrying a radar imaging satellite for Japanese company iQPS. Credit: Rocket Lab WASHINGTON — The Japanese space agency JAXA has selected Rocket Lab to launch a ...

A LEO-PNT system would complement Japan's Quasi-Zenith Satellite System. Credit: JAXA ArkEdge Space has been contracted by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to study key technologies ...

JAXA's Akatsuki Venus orbiter has officially been shut down well over a decade after launch. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

In a major development in space cooperation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that India and Japan will join hands to launch Chandrayaan 5, its fifth mission to moon. PM Modi made the ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced the collaboration between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency for the Chandrayaan-5 mission. Prime ...

TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan is ready to support the United States' lower-cost lunar missions, its space agency chief said on Friday, after the U.S. administration proposed a $6 billion cut to NASA ...