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JAXA Mission Seeks to Clean up Space Debris
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has launched an experiment to test its innovative new solution for removing potentially dangerous space debris. An unmanned craft has been launched into the Earth’s orbit and, over the course of seven days, will target debris from old satellites and space rockets – there…
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Japan Loses Contact with Hitomi Space Telescope
Only a month after the launch of their newest ASTRO-H X-ray telescope, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) have reported that contact has been lost with the satellite. Currently, engineers at JAXA are working on reestablishing contact with the telescope but the reason for it going dark is unknown. The…
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JAXA to Launch Astro-H X-Ray Satellite
This Friday, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will be launching their new X-Ray observatory satellite into space, where it will observe space phenomena such as black holes and galaxy clusters. This is the sixth of its kind to be launched by JAXA and will be carrying a number of scientific…
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Scientsits Find a Way to Wirelessly Transmit Energy across 55 Meters
Japanese scientists from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have announced that they have been successful in transmitting energy wirelessly and with high accuracy, being able to microwave 1.8 kilowatts (just enough to heat a kettle) over a distance of 55 meters. “This was the first time anyone has managed to…
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