National / Science & Health May 2, 2019
Launch of private Momo-3 rocket delayed again, this time due to strong wind at Hokkaido site
Aerospace startup Interstellar Technology Inc. said it postponed the planned launch of a small rocket on Thursday due to strong wind. The unmanned Momo-3 was originally scheduled to blast off on Tuesday, but that was thwarted by a fuel-system glitch. Interstellar Technology said the launch from ...
World May 2, 2019
One giant bid: First moon landing manual could fetch $9 million at auction
The detailed manual used by U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin to land on the moon in 1969 is going up for auction in July and could fetch up to $9 million, New York auctioneers Christie's said on Wednesday. The 44-page ring-bound Apollo 11 ...
Business Apr 15, 2019
Stratolaunch, world's largest plane, makes first flight over California
The world's largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane built by Stratolaunch Systems Corp., started by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, as the company enters the lucrative private space market. The white airplane ...
National / Science & Health Apr 13, 2019
Japanese scientists play a role in capturing first photo of black hole
Japanese researchers made a significant contribution to an international team whose photographs allowed the first looks at a distant black hole.
Commentary / World Apr 12, 2019
Einstein couldn't believe his own black hole theory
by Faye Flam
A point of infinite density trapping even light? It's pretty far fetched, but its finally been photographed
Business / Tech Apr 12, 2019
China's largest provider of stock images, Visual China Group, shut its website and apologized on Friday after it falsely claimed copyright of images such as the first photo of a black hole and China's national flag. The company, which partners with U.S. photo agency Getty ...
Business Apr 12, 2019
The most powerful operational rocket in the world, SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, launched its first commercial mission on Thursday from Florida in a key demonstration for billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's space company in the race to grasp lucrative military launch contracts. The 23-story-tall Heavy, which previously ...
Business / Corporate Apr 11, 2019
Bridgestone to join Toyota and JAXA in rover mission to moon
Bridgestone Corp. said Wednesday it would tie up with Toyota Motor Corp. and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on a joint mission to send a rover to the moon. The world's leading tire maker announced its participation at the Space Symposium in Colorado. JAXA is planning ...
Asia Pacific / Science & Health Apr 3, 2019
Australia is joining the growing number of nations looking to compete in space, from launching microsatellites that track sheep to mining water on the moon. Its advantage? Half the country already looks like Mars. With advances in technology and the falling cost of launch slots, ...
Asia Pacific Mar 28, 2019
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan has warned any nations contemplating anti-satellite weapons tests like the one India carried out Wednesday that they risk making a "mess" in space because of debris fields they can leave behind. Speaking to reporters in Florida during a visit ...
Asia Pacific / Science & Health Mar 28, 2019
A rocket developed by OneSpace has failed to reach orbit after lifting off from a state launch facility in northwestern China, state media reported Thursday, the second failed orbital launch by a privately funded Chinese firm in five months. An anomaly occurred within "tens of ...