Science
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Japan’s New H3 Rocket Launched (UPDATE1)
Japan's new mainstay H3 rocket lifted off at around 9:22 a.m. on Saturday from the Tanegashima Space...
February 17, 2024
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Plans to Ship Human Ashes to Moon Spark Legal Debate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — An array of unconventional, privately funded plans to exploit the moon, inclu...
February 15, 2024
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Fossilized Flying Reptile, Dinosaur Cousin, Found on Scottish Beach
LONDON (Reuters) — The fossil remains of a species of flying reptile considered a close cousin of th...
February 15, 2024
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JAXA Expected to Launch H3 Rocket on Saturday; Thursday Launch Postponed Due to Weather Concerns
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced Wednesday that the launch of its new mainsta...
February 14, 2024
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Genetically Modified Pigs Created for Organ Transplants; Research Team Plans Clinical Study as Early as Fall 2025
Genetically modified pigs have been created for the purpose of performing organ transplants into hum...
February 13, 2024
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JAXA to Postpone Second H3 Rocket Launch Due to Weather Concerns
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced Tuesday that the second launch of the natio...
February 13, 2024
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Japan’s Aerospace Agency Set for Successful Launch of H3 Rocket
A project manager at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said the agency is determined to ...
February 12, 2024
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Advanced Helium-Cooled Reactor to be Given Power-Loss Test; Aim is to Verify Safety of Reactor Shutdown System
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency will next month conduct a test to verify a safety shutdown system for...
February 11, 2024
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Researchers: New Mexico Fossil Is New Tyrannosaurus Species
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Scientists reassessing a partial skull first unearthed in 1983 in southeaster...
February 9, 2024
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Webb Captures Images of 19 Spiral Galaxies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A batch of newly released images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope s...
February 9, 2024
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JAXA Unveils Portion of 2nd H3 Rocket Set to Launch Feb. 15; Success of Launch Dependent on Functionality of New Equipment
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has unveiled a part of the fuselage of its second H3 m...
February 7, 2024
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SLIM Lander Powers Down for Long Lunar Night; JAXA Releases New Batch of Moon Snapshots
The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, stopped its activities on the lunar surface and e...
February 2, 2024
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Late Apes: Biggest Primate Ever Died Off Due to ‘huge Mistake’
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The largest primate ever to walk the Earth went extinct because it could not adap...
February 1, 2024
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SLIM Lunar Probe Resumes Operation; Solar Panel Catching Light
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has resumed operation of the Smart Lander for Investig...
January 29, 2024
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Webb Discovers Oldest Black Hole
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The James Webb space telescope has discovered the oldest black hole ever detected...
January 26, 2024
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