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Mercury-Bound BepiColombo is About to Start Using the Most Powerful Ion Engines Ever Sent to Space
A handful of spacecraft have used ion engines to reach their destinations, but none have been as powerful as the…
So Cool! Japanese Space Research Center will be Suspended Over a Moonlike Crater
The architectural design behind Japan's new space research center is mind-boggling. The futuristic building will incorporate elements of spacecraft design,…
Asteroid Phaethon breaks all the rules. It acts like a comet, it supplies particles to a meteor shower. Oh, and it’s blue
A team of astronomers recently observed Phaeton, a Near-Earth Object (NEO) that behaves like both an asteroid and a comet
A German-French Hopping Robot Just Landed on the Surface of Asteroid Ryugu
The tiny hopping robot explorer called method has completed its 16 hour mission to asteroid Ryugu.
To Avoid Vision Problems in Space, Astronauts Will Need Some Kind of Artificial Gravity
A new study by an international team of researchers has indicated the need for artificial gravity to mitigate the effects…
Hayabusa’s Target Itokawa Formed 4.6 Billion Years Ago, But Then it Was Smashed Up About 1.5 Billion Years Ago
According to new research by a team of Japanese researchers, samples from the Itokawa asteroid provide new clues to the…
Stable Lava Tube Could Provide a Potential Human Habitat on the Moon
A new study by JAXA and international scientists has confirmed the existence of a stable lava tube in the Marius…
Venus Express Probe Reveals the Planet’s Mysterious Night Side
A new study by an international team of scientists takes a look at Venus' mysterious night side, which revealed some…
New Japanese mission will be going to the Moons of Mars
Between proposals for missions to the Moon and Mars in the coming decades, JAXA is proposing a mission to the…
Japan Becomes A Military Space Player With Latest Launch
In a potentially controversial move, Japan recently deployed an x-band communications satellite to reduce its reliance on other providers for…