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Universal solar energy system $ 21 billion
Japan is preparing to develop a 2 trillion yen solar energy project to accumulate electrical energy from the universe in the form of microwaves or lasers that supply 300…
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Environment
Arctic sea ice area is at a record low
Antara cited sources from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), saying the Arctic sea ice area has dropped to 4.21 million km2, the lowest level since the satel…
Environment
Japan wants to build a solar power plant on the universe
The Japan Space Discovery Agency (JAXA) is determined to pursue the plan: harnessing solar power in space and transmitting it to Earth using laser or microwave technolog…
Environment
The area of ice in the Arctic dropped a record in the summer
According to the Japan Aerospace Agency (JAXA), this summer, the Arctic ice area will fall to its lowest level since Japanese scientists conducted observations of the Ar…
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Unique 3-dimensional image of the Moon
The Japan Space Exploration Agency (JAXA) has released detailed images of the Moon's surface from data obtained by terrain cameras (Terrain Camera - TC) installed on the…
Videos
Video: Amazing images of the Earth taken from the Moon
The Japan Space Agency has published digital photos taken by a spacecraft orbiting the Moon orbit Kaguya, National Geographic reported.
Science Events
Famous Japanese astronaut coming to Vietnam
Soichi Noguchi will talk with students at the University of Technology and National University on the afternoon of June 18. This trip to Vietnam by Soichi Noguchi is wit…
Science Events
Japanese satellite Internet launcher
The Japanese aviation agency has launched an experimental communications satellite designed to realize super-high-speed data transmission in the country and in Southeast…
Science Events
Japan launched the fourth radar satellite
Yesterday (24-2), the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) successfully launched the H-2A radar satellite, the fourth satellite and the last satellite in the plan to build an in…
Science Events
Japanese spacecraft lost control due to technical problems
Haybabusa Japanese spacecraft tasked with collecting specimens from Itokawa asteroids have encountered technical problems and this $ 100 million project is in danger of…
Science Events
Hayabusa spacecraft: The second successful landing
On the morning of November 26, the Japanese space agency (JAXA) said that the Hayabusa spacecraft had once again successfully landed on the asteroid and succeeded in col…
Science Events
Japan lost contact with Itokawa planet exploration robot
The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) was unable to contact MINERVA, the small robot that the Hayabusa probe dropped on Itokawa asteroid. For two days now, this robot has bee…
Computer science
Virus steals information about Japanese space rocket
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) today announced a computer virus that collected their latest rocket data and sent it out.
New technology
This is the first vomit robot in the world
In the video below, we can see a sample device (still in trial phase) developed by Chuo University engineers and the National Aeronautics Authority of Japan (JAXA).
New technology
This robot will replace cosmic astronauts
According to the Japan International Space Agency (JAXA), Int-Ball is a robot-drone capable of filming and shooting in outer space.