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ESA And JAXA's Planetary Defense Mission Powers On For The First Time

Universe Today 28 Sep 2026
One of the missions planned to watch this historic event (and hopefully alleviate some people’s fears) - ESA and JAXA’s Rapid Apophis Mission ...
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First switch on for ESA-JAXA Ramses asteroid mission

European Space Agency 23 Sep 2026
The European Space Agency’s and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Ramses planetary defence spacecraft has been turned on for the first time by its prime contractor – marking a major milestone in its time-critical development schedule ... .
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NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’

NASA 19 Sep 2026
Using data from the Japan-led XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) observatory, astronomers have directly observed a giant star’s outflow, called a NASA home page.
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NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’ (Goddard Space Flight Center)

Public Technologies 19 Sep 2026
The observatory's Resolve instrument, jointly developed by NASA and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), captured highly detailed X-ray spectra, revealing rapidly changing emission and absorption lines.
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NASA-JAXA XRISM Mission Sees Pulsar Gathering Companion’s ‘Wind’ (NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

Public Technologies 19 Sep 2026
The observatory's Resolve instrument, jointly developed by NASA and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), captured highly detailed X-ray spectra, revealing rapidly changing emission and absorption lines.
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Japan’s JAXA successfully launches, lands reusable rocket

The Hindu 11 Jul 2026
The prototype, launched from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's test site in Noshiro, Akita region, reached a height of about 10 metres (33 feet), and then landed ....
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Japan's Hayabusa2 probe captures remarkable photo of a two-headed asteroid 62 million miles away

Space 06 Jul 2026
During the flyby, Hayabusa2 captured this breathtaking new image of Torifune using its optical camera, and was able to transmit it back to JAXA controllers ... JAXA) ... Asteroid Ryugu, also seen by JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft.
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There were not one, but two asteroid encounters this weekend

Ars Technica 06 Jul 2026
Hours later, the Chinese space agency released images from a spacecraft, Tianwen-2, arriving at its target asteroid following a journey of 1 billion km.
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We Just Got a Clear Photo of a Two-Headed Asteroid 62 Million Miles From Earth

PetaPixel 06 Jul 2026
The Japanese space agency has captured a remarkable image of a double-headed asteroid some 62 million miles (100 million kilometers) from Earth. [Read More] ... .
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