Japanese space probe, size of a fridge, flies near asteroid in planet defence test
A Japanese space probe performed a fly-by of a near-Earth asteroid on Sunday, in a test mission for…
Japan to focus on lunar rover after US halts moon space station
A US move to freeze the Lunar Gateway orbiting space station could render Japan’s new technologies redundant –…
Astronaut whose medical issue prompted NASA’s first early return from the ISS speaks out
Veteran NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has confirmed that he was the crew member who had a concerning “medical…
Japan to put hypersonic missile-tracking technology to the test in space
Japan – with China, North Korea and Russia in mind – plans to test its hypersonic missile-tracking technology…