How a long-life nuclear fuel will transform space travel
In 1977, two spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched toward the unknown. Nearly fifty years later, they…
Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ interview: Fact-checking his statements on nuclear weapons, Mamdani, ICE
In his first “60 Minutes” interview in five years, President Donald Trump misled about his administration’s deportation strategy…
Japan eyes measures against foreigners who don’t pay pension, health insurance
Japan’s government is eyeing tougher measures against foreign residents who fall behind on public health insurance or pension…
China Reacts to Trump’s Nuclear Weapons Tests Order
China has responded to U.S. President Donald Trump ordering the defense department to resume testing nuclear weapons “on…
Japanese astronaut gives online lecture about her training in US
A Japanese woman who was officially certified as an astronaut last year has given an online lecture about…
US firms to trial nuclear reactor aboard satellite for space travel
Texas-based Space Ocean Corporation has entered into an agreement with Space Nuclear Power Corporation to test the latter’s…
NASA wants to blow up this asteroid with a nuclear charge before it reaches the Moon
Many celestial objects travel within our solar system, and sometimes they can pose a significant threat to Earth…
Physics code lets nuclear microreactors adjust power automatically
Scientists in the United States have come up with a physics-based algorithm that could one day make it…
Japan’s spending on education 4th lowest among OECD members
A report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD, has found that Japan’s spending on…
Bear breaks into northeastern Japan nursing home
A bear entered a nursing home in northeastern Japan Saturday after breaking through a window. The animal fled…
Cases of tick-borne infections in Japan reach record high
A research institute in Japan says the number of people infected so far this year with a disease…
Scientists trace rare nuclei ‘island’ where physics rules break apart
Researchers at CERN have made a great step forward in revealing how atomic nuclei behave after they mapped…