100 YEARS AGO Tuesday, March 30, 1915 Japanese sword sent to English teacher Mr. J. M. McGregor, once a popular teacher of English in Waseda University, went to England, it may be recalled, some years ago, to follow up a new line of work he had chosen. ...
A black hole 12 billion times more massive than the sun has been found in a glowing quasar that existed when the universe was just a fraction of its current age, scientists said on Wednesday. The discovery challenges currently held theories that black holes and ...
Two U.S. astronauts finished a 6½-hour spacewalk on Wednesday to prepare parking spots for new commercial space taxis, and then discovered water had leaked into a spacesuit helmet, a problem that led to the near-drowning of another astronaut in 2013, officials said. Unlike the 2013 ...
SpaceX Dragon capsule returns from International Space Station
A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship made a parachute return into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, while high winds in Florida scrapped plans for the company's Falcon rocket launch, NASA said. The Dragon capsule departed the International Space Station at 19:10 GMT and splashed down about ...
Evangelion fan bid to re-create lunar 'spear' scene held up by controversy
A group of volunteers has launched a project to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Neon Genesis Evangelion by re-creating a scene from the popular anime series on the moon. Only a week after the announcement, however, they are considering whether to cancel the project due ...
The launch of a rocket carrying a backup radar system for a government intelligence gathering was postponed Thursday by bad weather. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said there was a risk of electrical storm clouds at the time the ...
Japan scientists among winners of funds for unmanned lunar voyage
A team of Japanese scientists was among the five winners of a cash prize from a U.S. foundation to fund ongoing development of technologies for an unmanned trip to the moon. Team Hakuto, led by Tohoku University professor Kazuya Yoshida, was awarded $500,000 for its ...
Kanagawa lens producer making 'eye' for world's largest telescope
A lens maker in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, is busy finishing work on the “eye” of what will be the world’s largest telescope, now under construction near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii. The primary mirror of the Thirty Meter Telescope is scheduled to be ...
The Abe administration approved a new space development policy Friday that focuses less on science and more on security and how to make piles of cash. Under the 10-year Basic Plan on Space Policy, the administration said it will improve cooperation with the United States ...
A Japanese entrepreneur plans to train as a cosmonaut in Russia for a possible mission to the International Space Station. Space tourist Satoshi Takamatsu will fly in the event that another tourist cannot make it: British singer Sarah Brightman. Takamatsu, 51, is president of Space Travel, ...
Did Mars have life? NASA rover finds methane, organic chemicals
Methane in the Martian atmosphere and organic chemicals in the red planet's soil are the latest tantalizing findings of NASA's Mars Curiosity rover as it hunts for clues about the possibility of extraterrestrial life, scientists said on Tuesday. NASA scientists said Curiosity found periodic bursts ...
NASA Mars rover Curiosity finds key evidence for lake at landing site
Billions of years ago, a lake once filled the 96-mile- (154-km) wide crater being explored by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, bolstering evidence that the planet most like Earth in the solar system was suitable for microbial life, scientists said on Monday. The new findings combine ...
