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For more than 50 years, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) has played an important role in the development of a legal regime for space activities, known as space law; in the spread of new science and technology resulting from space activities; and in the promotion of international cooperation in the space […]

JAXA is looking for talented and motivated individuals who are willing to work at the frontline of Japanese space development, space science and aviation technology. The following position openings are already closed. You can take a look at them as a reference. We are looking to recruit people who understand the roles of the Institute […]

Mar 29, 2017 The Subaru Telescope Suprime-Cam image used in this work. Neutral hydrogen gas distribution is superposed on the Subaru image. The red color indicates denser regions of the neutral hydrogen gas. Cyan squares correspond to member galaxies in the proto-supercluster, while objects without cyan squares are foreground galaxies and stars. The distribution of […]

JAXA President Monthly Press Conference Speech Abstracts by Naoki Okumura, President of JAXADate and time: From 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. on March 10 (Fri), 2017Venue: JAXA Tokyo Office Presentation Room (B1 floor)MC: Yoshikazu Shoji, Director, Public Affairs Department JAXA in Comprehensive Agreement with Hokkaido and Tohoku Universities On March 9, 2017, JAXA, Tohoku University and […]

The JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science gave the Third ISAS Award to the following three people in January and February of 2017. We gratefully appreciate the cooperation and support we have received from external organizations, and we will continue to place greater emphasis on such cooperation. Yuki Kimura Associate ProfessorHokkaido University Institute of […]

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Topic of the Month Mission reporting by Astronaut Onishi Astronaut Takuya Onishi holds a mission reporting event On February 21, Astronaut Takuya Onishi held a mission reporting event for the general public in Tokyo. Prior to the reporting, JAXA President Naoki Okumura gave an opening speech, followed by a guest speech by Taizo Tanose, Parliamentary […]

JAXA President Monthly Press Conference Speech Abstracts by Naoki Okumura, President of JAXADate and time: From 1:30 – 2:00 p.m. on February 17 (Fri), 2017Venue: JAXA Tokyo Office Presentation Room (B1 floor)MC: Yoshikazu Shoji, Director, Public Affairs Department SS-520 No. 4 Launch Result JAXA regrets to inform the failure of the experiment of SS-520, JAXA’s […]

JAXA decides that two of five cameras on-board Akatsuki (1-µm and 2-µm cameras) pause scientific observations. Other cameras (longwave-infrared camera, ultraviolet imager, and lightening and airglow camera) continue normal operation. On 9 December 2016, the electronic device, which controls both 1-µm (IR1) and 2-µm (IR2) cameras, indicated unstable power consumption and it became unable to […]

Topic of the Month Deployment of CubeSats (January 16. Credit: JAXA/NASA) Successful deployment of six CubeSats delivered by KOUNOTORI6 Live broadcast of CubeSat deployment (Recorded Video) On January 16, 2017, from 6:10 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. (JST), during four deployment opportunities, a total of six microsatellites were successfully deployed into orbit from the Japanese Experiment […]

Feb 17, 2017 In December 2015, the longwave-infrared (LIR) camera mounted on the Venus Climate Orbiter “Akatsuki” discovered a bow-shaped feature stretching about 10,000 km in a north-south direction. This pattern remained in nearly the same place over the observation period of four days, without being affected by the easterly wind (super-rotation) in the Venus […]

Feb 22, 2017 Observations by “Hisaki”, the Extreme ultraviolet spectroscope for Exospheric Dynamics mission, showed that the effects of the solar wind extend to within the Jovian magnetosphere, the strongest in the solar system. This research result overturns the conventional idea the solar wind cannot reach near Jupiter, which is strongly protected by its powerful […]

JAXA President Monthly Press Conference Speech Abstracts by Naoki Okumura, President of JAXADate and time: From 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. on January 13 (Fri), 2017Venue: JAXA Tokyo Office Presentation Room (B1 floor)MC: Yoshikazu Shoji, Director, Public Affairs Department New Year’s Resolutions JAXA sends the new year’s greetings to all. JAXA had been scheduling SS-520 No. […]