Technology image of the week: a microscopic grain from the Itokawa asteroid, returned from space by Japan’s Hayabusa mission, being tested at ESA’s technical centre To source
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Berlin bakes
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite has imaged signs of drought around Berlin, Germany To source
Remarkable
Human and robotic exploration image of the week: three destinations in one picture – Mars, Moon and the International Space Station To source
Prepping to Launch for the Sun
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has cleared the final procedures in the clean room before its move to the launch pad. To source
[Weather information technology] ALWIN won President Award of Japan Aeronautical Engineers' Association
August 1, 2018 ALWIN won President Award of Japan Aeronautical Engineers’ Association The Airport Low-level Wind Information (ALWIN) advisory system was cooperatively developed by JAXA and the Japan Meteorological Agency, and has been in operation at Haneda Airport (Tokyo International Airport) and Narita International Airport since April 2017. The Japan Aeronautical Engineers’ Association presented the […]
Worth the wait
A taste of the transformative science that the James Webb Space Telescope will enable, from chasing down the Universe’s first galaxies to characterising exoplanets in solar systems beyond our own To source
Soaring Into an Orbital Sunrise
The International Space Station soars into a sunrise every 90 minutes, each and every day. To source
Total eclipse
Space Science Image of the Week: The Moon took on a red hue as Earth’s shadow fell across its surface during Friday’s total lunar eclipse To source
HTV7 media briefing at Tanegashima Space Center
HTV7 media briefing at Tanegashima Space Center Last Updated: July 28, 2018 HTV7(Credit: JAXA, photograped in the TNSC SFA2) On July 28th, the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV7) “KOUNOTORI 7” was unveiled to media at JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) along with the briefing of its upcoming mission. Many journalists gathered to take the opportunity to […]
Week in images
Our week through the lens: 23 – 27 July 2018 To source
Light in lunar darkness
Operations image of the week: Micrometeoroids the size of walnuts struck on 17 – 18 July 2018, producing two lunar flashes that momentarily lit up the ‘dark side’ of the Moon To source
What is an eclipse?
Get ready for tonight’s lunar eclipse and find out why the Moon will take on a reddish colour To source
Sharm El Sheikh
Earth observation image of the week: Sentinel-2 takes us over Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt To source