Japan probe made closest-ever asteroid flyby: space agency
A Japanese probe flew 400 metres (1,312 feet) from a near-Earth asteroid this month, marking the closest approach…
New Singapore space agency seeks to build up the country’s space industry
TOKYO — Singapore’s new space agency signed a cooperation agreement with its Japanese counterpart as part of its…
Hayabusa2 flies past asteroid as Japan aims to acquire data for planetary defense
Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe flew past the asteroid Torifune on Sunday — one of the closest encounters ever attempted…
Japan successfully launches H3 rocket
Japan successfully launched its flagship H3 rocket Friday morning, marking the resumption of the rocket’s flights roughly six…
Two Years Later, We’re Finally Learning How a Transformers-Inspired Rover Fared on the Moon
On January 19, 2024, a tiny, spherical rover called SORA-Q arrived on the Moon and unfurled itself into…
Japan Botched a Satellite Launch in One of the Weirdest Ways Possible
New details have emerged regarding Japan’s H3 rocket failure last month, revealing the strange way its payload—a navigation…
H3 failure linked to payload fairing separation anomaly
WASHINGTON — An H3 launch failure in December may have been caused by an unusual event that led…
Rocket Lab launches JAXA tech demo satellite
WASHINGTON — A Rocket Lab Electron rocket successfully launched a technology demonstration satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration…
Rocket Lab Brings Forward Earth Observation Launch for KAIST, Liftoff Scheduled for Tomorrow
Rocket Lab Corporation LONG BEACH, Calif., Dec. 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket…
H3 launches first HTV-X cargo spacecraft
WASHINGTON — Japan launched the first of a new generation of cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station,…
