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Japan’s Mission to Phobos Will Also Bring a Sample Home by 2029
Japan's space agency (JAXA) is gearing up for its Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, with plans to have a sample…
The First Images and Videos from the Double Venus Flyby
Two spacecraft made historic flybys of Venus last week, and both sent back sci-fi-type views of the mysterious, cloud-shrouded planet.…
Satellite Images Can Help Predict When Underwater Volcanos are About to Erupt
Predicting volcanic eruptions is notoriously tricky. In large part this is because volcanos are unique, each with their own quirks…
Lunar Rovers! Transform and Roll Out!
Japan plans to send a robotic rover to explore the surface of the Moon. Here's the kicker, it transforms!
JAXA Using Water Bottle Technology for Sample-Return Missions From the ISS
JAXA and the Tiger Corporation have come together to develop next-generation cooling containers that will allow for regular sample-returns from…
Animation Shows how Saturn’s Rings Move at Different Speeds
Using data obtained by the Cassini probe, NASA Fellow Dr. James O'Donoghue created this stunning visual of Saturn's rings.
OSIRIS-REx Did One Last Close Flyby of Asteroid Bennu. It’s Almost Time to Come Home
After more than two years in orbit around asteroid Bennu, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is ready to come home. It's bringing…
What Could We Learn From a Mission to Phobos?
According to new research that looks at MAVEN data, Mars' larger moon (Phobos) could contain a record of how Mars'…
Japan to Launch ‘Wooden Satellite’ in 2023
What a proposed wooden satellite could (and could not) accomplish.
Even the Outside of Hayabusa 2’s Sample Capsule has Asteroid Debris on it
According to statements made by JAXA, the samples returned by the Hayabusa 2 mission included black sand and gases obtained…