The device, dubbed the Neutron Spectrometer System, will detect the presence of the H in H₂O without drilling into the ...

A sample from the Ryugu asteroid has been revealed to contain all five “building blocks for life on Earth,” according to the ...

KIMOTSUKI, Kagoshima Prefecture--An Epsilon-6 rocket carrying eight satellites into orbit on Oct. 12 suffered a malfunction after liftoff and was ordered to self-destruct, according to the Japan ...

We have not yet confirmed the origin of the artificial object (人工物). A projectile was used during the sample collection and it is possible that this is aluminium separated from the sampler horn at ...

NASA has signed an agreement with JAXA to include a Neutron Spectrometer on the LUPEX rover. The rover will carry instruments ...

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is planning to send a tiny transforming ball-shaped robot to the lunar surface. Once it arrives, the device will gather data for the development of a ...

A new study reveals all five fundamental nucleobases – the molecular “letters” of life – have been detected in samples from ...

Ilustration of the Hitomi x-ray astronomy satellite, launched by JAXA Feb. 17 with instruments from NASA and other space agencies. Credit: JAXA/Akihiro Ikeshita WASHINGTON — A senior official with the ...

To improve post-disaster assessment, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is developing a system that uses satellite imagery and machine learning to assess earthquake damage on a per-building ...

A sample collected by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft from the spinning top-like asteroid contained the nucleobases adenine, ...