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[ad_1] Receive the Mach newsletter. SUBSCRIBE After a journey of three and a half billion kilometers, a Japanese spacecraft launched a pair of grapefruit-sized rovers last week on an asteroid named Ryugu …

[ad_1] Japan will test the HTV Small re-entry capsule, shown here, to test the payload return technology during its Kounotori7 cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. Credit: Japan Aerospace Exploration …

[ad_1] Asian equities ended the third quarter on a positive note. The Nikkei 225 of Japan led the main indices in the region with a gain of 1.4%. The Shanghai Composite Index …

[ad_1] This image taken September 23, 2018 by Rover-1B and provided by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows the surface of the asteroid Ryugu. New photos taken on the surface of …

[ad_1] TOKYO (AP) – New photos taken on the surface of an asteroid show that it is (drum roll, please) … rocky. This may not be a surprise, but the scientists and …

[ad_1] A Japanese start-up has announced that it has chosen SpaceX to deliver its robotic missions to the moon's surface by 2020. Ispace said in a press release on Wednesday night that …

[ad_1] Derek Richardson September 27, 2018 An archive photo of HTV-5 captured by the ISS crew in 2015. Kounotori 7 was successfully captured by expedition 56 on September 27, 2018. Photo credit: …

[ad_1] On September 27, 2018, the Japanese freighter HTV-7 is attacked by the Canadarm2 of the International Space Station. Credit: NASA / @ Space_Station A Japanese robotic cargo ship arrived at the …

[ad_1] Two tiny rovers that landed on the Ryugu asteroid last week have given back incredible views of the rock surface of the asteroid. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Hayabusa2 sample …

[ad_1] WRITTEN HISTORY FOR CBS NEWS AND USED WITH PERMISSION The HTV-7 supplies the robotic arm of the space station on Thursday. Credit: NASA TV A Japanese cargo ship loaded with more …