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Japan aims for the moons of Mars

The unmanned MMX, set to blast off from Tanegashima Space Center in the coming months, could also lay the groundwork for humans visiting the red planet.

JAXA Conducts Epsilon S Engine Firing Test

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency conducted a ground firing test of the second-stage engine for its Epsilon S small solid-fuel rocket at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagosh...

Japan to launch probe for Mars moons in October

The uncrewed Martian Moons eXploration probe may help unlock the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.

Japan unveils Mars moon sample-return spacecraft ahead of Oct. 19 launch (photos)

Japan recently gave the world a look at the spacecraft of its MMX mission, which will launch on Oct. 19 to grab pieces of the Mars moon Phobos and haul them back to Earth.

Japan to launch probe for Mars moons in October: Space agency

Japan's ambitious mission to collect and bring back samples from one of Mars' moons will lift off Oct. 20, the space agency announced Thursday.

火星の衛星探査機MMX、10月20日にH3ロケットで打ち上げへ

Japan conducts flight test for reusable rocket

TOKYO—Japan’s experimental reusable rocket took off and safely landed in a first test flight on Saturday as the country seeks to achieve the technology key to cut launch costs and...

Japan's Hayabusa2 Achieves First-Ever Laser Ranging Experiment with an Asteroid

On Sunday July 5th, 2026, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) achieved the first-ever successful laser ranging experiment while making a flyby of an asteroid.

国産GPS「みちびき7号機」打上げ成功　当面は6機体制で運用

JAXAは11日、準天頂衛星システム「みちびき7号機」の打上げに成功した。H3ロケット9号機に搭載されたみちびき7号機は、打上げから約29分4秒後にロケットから切り離され、所定の軌道に投入されて...

"いまさら再使用ロケット"ではない JAXA「RV-X」の強みとは?

2026年7月11日、JAXAは約10年開発してきた再使用ロケット実験機「RV-X」の飛行試験を実施しました。機体は高度約11mまで上昇し、約16m水平に移動して無事に着陸しました。これは地上付近での短...

Nasa knows how to deflect an asteroid. Can Japan’s Hayabusa2 pull it off?

Japan’s Hayabusa2 fly-by of Torifune marks a leap in asteroid defence, showcasing the country’s growing space prowess and “goodwill science” role vital for protecting Earth from co...

Japan rocket for small satellites completes burn test ahead of launch

ISRO And JAXA Advance Chandrayaan-5 Preparations With Bangalore Meeting

ISRO and JAXA scientists have advanced Chandrayaan-5 preparations with a high-level meeting in Bangalore, focusing on lander-rover interfaces and payload integration, India Today r...

New US space telescope hunts for exoplanets with crucial Japanese parts

Japan aims for the moons of Mars

Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that may unlock the origins of the solar system and life on Earth, although a rival Chinese mission ai...

Students Design Future Lunar City in Minecraft Using JAXA Materials

University students in Shizuoka have designed a future lunar city using the globally popular game Minecraft and educational materials supervised by the Japan Aerospace Exploration...

火星の月から砂を持ち帰れ　探査機MMX、世界初の挑戦へ機体公開

Japan successfully launches, lands reusable rocket

The prototype reusable rocket by Japan's space agency reached a height of about 10m and then landed, in a flight that lasted about 40 seconds.

Япония испытала прототип многоразовой ракеты — он подпрыгнул, повисел и аккуратно сел

Японское агентство аэрокосмических исследований (JAXA) успешно провело первое лётное испытание экспериментальной многоразовой ракеты RV-X (Reusable Vehicle eXperiment). Во время те...

Another reusable rocket? Japan launches, lands RV-X prototype (video)

Japan has succeeded in the first-ever flight test of its RV-X experimental reusable rocket prototype.

University of Tokyo serves as launchpad for Japan space startups

H3 Rocket No. 9 Successfully Launches Japan GPS Satellite

Japan's H3 Rocket No. 9 successfully placed the Michibiki No. 7 navigation satellite into its planned orbit after lifting off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefect...

Japan seeks more H3 rocket launches to chase SpaceX

Japan probe made closest-ever asteroid flyby: space agency

A Japanese probe flew 400 meters (1,312 feet) from a near-Earth asteroid this month, marking the closest approach ever recorded for such a mission, the space agency said.