Japan’s Moon explorer resumes communication after harsh lunar night
A Japanese explorer that recently landed on the Moon has resumed communication with Earth, the country's space agency said Monday, revealing that the craft has unexpectedly survived the freezing lunar night after...
Japan successfully launches new H3 rocket a year after failure
Japan successfully launched its new H3 rocket at a space center on a southwestern island Saturday, nearly a year after a failed attempt cast doubt over the country's aspirations in the space...
Japan postpones launch of new H3 rocket due to bad weather forecast
Japan's space agency said Tuesday it has decided to postpone the launch of a new H3 rocket scheduled for Thursday due to a forecast of bad weather at a liftoff site in...
A Russian cosmonaut sets a new record for the most time in space
Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has broken the world record for the most cumulative time spent in space, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos reported Sunday.
The 59-year-old has now spent more...
Japan Moon explorer loses power few hours after successful landing
A Japanese lunar explorer equipped with precision navigation technology lost power a few hours after successfully landing on the Moon over the weekend as it was unable to generate power from the...
Japan becomes the fifth country to land on the moon, mission’s future remains uncertain
Japan’s SLIM robotic explorer pulled a soft landing on the moon on Friday, but the mission may be over prematurely as Japan’s space agency, Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), confirmed a power problem...
India’s mission to study sun reaches its destination
India’s first mission to study the sun reached its final destination at 1.5 million km from Earth on Saturday, from where it will study the outermost layers of the star for five...