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Hayabusa 2 Mission Approved by Japanese Government
[/caption] In 2010, the Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa completed an exciting although nail-biting mission to the asteroid Itokawa, successfully returning samples…
Japan’s Trash-laden HTV-2 Undocks from ISS
[/caption] Japan's HTV-2 Kounotori resupply ship undocked from the International Space Station at 15.45 GMT on March 28, and will…
Perseus Cluster Thicker Around the Middle Than Thought
[/caption] The Japanese Suzaku X-ray telescope has just taken a close look at the Perseus galaxy cluster, and revealed it's…
Equipment to Study Hayabusa’s Asteroid Samples Damaged in Japan Earthquake
[/caption] The large particle accelerator being used in to analyze the asteroid samples returned by the Hayabusa spacecraft was damaged…
Japans White Stork Kounotori Grappled and Nested at Space Station: Video,Photo Album
[/caption] Japans critical new resupply spaceship – nicknamed Kounotori2, (HTV2) - was successfully berthed today (Jan. 27) at the International…
Japan blasts the White Stork Kounotori to Space Station
[/caption] A Japanese rocket successfully blasted off early this morning (Jan. 22) on a vital mission bound for the International…
JAXA Considering Second Try at Akatsuki-Venus Rendezvous One Year Earlier than Planned
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is now considering making a second attempt to insert the Akatsuki probe into Venus'…
Faulty Valve Caused Akatsuki Failure at Venus
[/caption] The Japanese space agency has deduced that a faulty engine valve was the reason the Akatsuki spacecraft did not…
No Asteroid Particles Found in Second Hayabusa Compartment, But More in First
[/caption] No visible material from asteroid Itokawa was found inside the second compartment of a canister returned to Earth by…
Akatsuki Update: Fuel Pressure Drop Likely Caused Insertion Failure
[/caption] While JAXA is still trying to get an exact handle on the problems that the Akatsuki probe sent to…