From a return of humans to lunar orbit, to Japan's first crack at Mars, advanced space travel and exploration is set to ...

Japan’s H3 rocket suffered engine trouble on December 22, 2025, and failed to place a Japanese navigation satellite into ...

Japan never tried to dominate the Space Race — and that may be why it succeeded. Bound by postwar restrictions, Japanese ...

A cargo ship from Japan pulled alongside the International Space Station on Wednesday, maneuvering close enough for the lab’s robotic arm to reach out and grab it as the vehicles soared 260 miles over ...

TOKYO >> A new certification aims to promote the development of sophisticated space food needed for long-term stays in space. Amid big dreams of space travel, an academic society has created an ...

Liftoff of the "RAISE and Shine" mission occurred at 10:09 p.m. ET on Saturday (Dec. 13). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Rocket ...

In a milestone for Taiwan's growing space ambitions, Japanese space startup ispace announced it has been selected by the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) to transport scientific instruments to the lunar ...

TOKYO — Japan's space agency successfully launched Sunday its most powerful flagship H3 rocket, carrying a newly developed unmanned cargo spacecraft for its first mission to deliver supplies to the ...

Rocket Lab launched its 21st and final mission of the year over the weekend, sending a private Japanese Earth-observing satellite to orbit. An Electron rocket carrying the QPS-SAR-15 satellite, ...

Japan's new HTV-X cargo transporter to the International Space Station (ISS) is an unmanned spaceship with the potential for improving transportation capability and operability, which can be utilized ...

We’re living through something truly special right now. While most of us go about our daily routines, scientists, engineers, and space agencies around the world are preparing to push humanity’s ...

In 2026, astronauts will travel around the moon for the first time since the Apollo era, powerful new space telescopes will ...