Researchers at the University of Tsukuba estimated Japan's spring leaf flush dates in recent years using data from the Second ...

As the asteroid lines up for a planetary flyby in 2029, space agencies are coordinating to conduct some groundbreaking ...

Hayabusa2 successfully delivered pieces of the asteroid Ryugu to Earth in December 2020, marking a triumph for the Japan ...

Meanwhile, the agency is preparing for another ambitious mission: the MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) mission, scheduled for 2026. The goal is to collect samples from the Martian ...

The extent of polar ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank in the winter of 2025 to its smallest extent since measurements began in ...

GITAI Japan Inc., has been awarded a contract by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to conduct a concept study for a robotic arm system intended for use on a pressurized crewed lunar rover.

Unlocking the origins of life starts with understanding how simple space molecules turned into complex building blocks. To do ...

Among their accomplishments was documenting the historic landing of JAXA's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) probe, making Japan only the fifth country to land an unmanned spacecraft on ...

For the first time in a government space agency in the world, JAXA has scrapped the academic requirement for astronauts. By no longer requiring prospective astronauts to have educational ...

South African women were inspired by Amahle Jaxa who shared her story behind her full-time bald look in a Dove campaign that ...

Japan's space agency says the maximum extent of the Arctic Ocean's ice cover was the smallest in 2025 in over four decades, ...

JAXA broadcast the launch of the first Epsilon Launch Vehicle (Epsilon-1) with the Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere (SPRINT-A) onboard from the Uchinoura ...