Japan is aggressively developing technologies to actively remove space debris. A technology demonstrator satellite is being used to find out the condition of debris in orbit, and evaluate the capabilities of tracking such objects. Space debris observed by Japan’s demonstration satellite. (Image Credit: JAXA). Key Highlights The ADRAS-J technology demonstration satellite has captured an …
JAXA has announced that the newly launched X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) mission has completed its commissioning phase. The Japanese space agency has released data from early observations, and has moved to the nominal phase of the mission. The X-ray telescope is expected to begin regular operations soon. An image of the supernova …
Image Source : PIXABAY Space NASA’s 7 astronauts crew which is onboard the International Space Station (ISS) are preparing to return to Earth, after a 6-month stay in the orbiting lab, the US space agency has said. In an official statement, NASA further stated that the four crew members will return to Earth on the …
Japan launched its ‘Moon Sniper’ SLIM spacecraft to the Moon in September 2023. After four months, the spacecraft became the first in the world to execute a precision landing on the lunar surface. Subsequently, SLIM went to sleep for the lunar night, woke up and conducted observations on the lunar day, and now has gone …
New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 1, 2024 16:58 IST Japan’s ambitious lunar explorer, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (Slim), has once again entered sleep mode as the sun set over Shiori Crater on the Moon on Friday. This marks another significant phase in the lander’s journey on the moon, which has been characterised by both groundbreaking …
Japan’s first moon lander responded to a signal from Earth, suggesting it has survived a second freezing weekslong lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Monday. JAXA called the signal, received late Sunday night, a “miracle” because the probe was not designed to survive the lunar night, when temperatures can fall to minus 170 degrees Celsius …
Japan’s first moon lander responded to a signal from Earth, suggesting it has survived a second freezing weeks-long lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Monday. JAXA called the signal, received late Sunday night, a “miracle” because the probe was not designed to survive the lunar night, when temperatures can fall to minus 170 degrees Celsius …
An unmanned lunar spacecraft has captured and transmitted data analyzing 10 lunar rocks, a greater-than-expected achievement that could help provide clues about the origin of the moon, a Japan space agency official said Wednesday. For four days, the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM — which landed on the moon last month — has …
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Webb telescope captures ‘stunning’ images of 19 spiral galaxies A batch of newly released images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope show in remarkable detail 19 spiral galaxies residing relatively near our Milky Way, offering new clues on star formation as well …
Image Credits: JAXA Japan’s first lunar lander has officially powered down on the moon after its solar cells were unable to generate electricity, though the nation’s space agency said there is a possibility of turning things around when the direction of the sun’s rays change. Japan made history last week when its lander, called Smart …