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NASA's Artemis II rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday, carrying four astronauts on the first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years.
COMMENTARY
Apr 3, 2026
Is NASA’s moon mission the end for legacy space firms?
The future belongs to the producers of reusable rockets, led by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and with Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin scrambling to catch up.
NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 2, 2026
NASA’s moon mission tests aerospace old guard as SpaceX and Blue Origin hover
The mission is a key test of whether the agency’s traditional contractor-built systems can remain viable in a rapidly shifting space industry.
NASA’s Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 2, 2026
NASA astronauts reach safe orbit in historic moon mission
The launch kicked off a landmark journey that will take them closer to the lunar surface than anyone has been in more than 50 years.
People photograph NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, on Pad 39B ahead of the Artemis II mission launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday.
WORLD
Mar 30, 2026
Why is NASA spending $100 billion to return to the moon? Depends on who you ask.
It could be a race with China, sustainability, or simply that the lunar surface is the next logical place for NASA to showcase its technological progress.
A model of lunar lander "Resilience," operated by ispace, is displayed at a venue where ispace employees monitored the company's attempt to land on the moon, in Tokyo, on June 6.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2026
Japan’s Ispace delays NASA-sponsored moon landing to 2030
The announcement highlights a murky outlook for the venture, as the U.S. revamps missions with commercial and international partners to send ​astronauts to the moon before China.
NASA administrator Jared Isaacman speaks about the Artemis program at a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday.
WORLD
Feb 28, 2026
NASA announces overhaul of Artemis lunar program amid technical delays
NASA on Friday abruptly said it was shaking up its Artemis lunar program that has suffered multiple delays in recent years, a bid to ensure Americans can return to the moon's surface by 2028.
The Artemis 2 rocket on the launchpad at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 17
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 22, 2026
NASA chief rules out March launch of moon mission over technical issues
The U.S. space agency hopes to put humans back on the moon as China forges ahead with a rival effort that is targeting 2030 at the latest for its first crewed mission.
Japan is facing pressure to strengthen scientific funding, flexibility and global recruitment as uncertainty in U.S. policy and rising competition from China reshape the global race for research talent.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 18, 2026
Lessons for Japan’s scientific community from Trump’s America
Following the proposed cuts to U.S. science funding, the Japanese government moved with notable speed to launch new initiatives aimed at attracting and retaining top researchers.
An artist's impression of the NASA Magellan spacecraft making radar observations of Venus, with the data from it indicating the presence of a subsurface lava tube in this handout image released on Monday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 10, 2026
Radar data shows cavernous underground lava tube on Venus
Researchers said radar data gathered on Venus was consistent with a geological feature called a lava tube found in some volcanic locations on Earth and also on the moon.
SpaceX is putting its plan of sending humans to Mars on hold to prioritize establishing a settlement on the moon, according to its billionaire founder, Elon Musk.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2026
SpaceX shifts focus from Mars to moon, Musk says
Critics have for years panned the billionaire’s Mars colonization plans as overambitious.
The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft with parachutes deployed before splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Wednesday
WORLD / Society
Jan 15, 2026
ISS astronauts splash down on Earth after first-ever medical evacuation
The crew, including Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, landed off the coast of San Diego. NASA stressed that the return was not an emergency situation.
Seven astronauts, including Kimiya Yui (back row, far left), aboard the International Space Station in December
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2026
ISS crew, including Japan’s Kimiya Yui, to make early return
The decision comes due to a crew member’s medical issue, and will mark the first time any astronaut has to make an early return for health reasons.
NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 crew members, Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos (left to right), Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman of NASA and Kimiya Yui of Japan's JAXA, at the Kennedy Space Center ahead of their launch to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Aug. 1.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2026
NASA weighs ending space mission early after medical emergency
The U.S. space agency said Wednesday it could curtail the Crew-11 mission in a rare move, which involve astronauts from the U.S., Japan and Russia.
Gray wolves and ancient dire wolves diverged millions of years ago, yet groundbreaking efforts to resurrect the extinct species by modifying modern wolves cannot replace the lost ecosystems that once sustained it.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2025
Science still made incredible breakthroughs while under attack
Scientists around the world produced amazing discoveries every day — some of which made a big splash while others didn’t get nearly the attention they deserved.
An observatory at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The U.S. Space Force is close to fielding two new weapons designed to jam Chinese and Russian satellites.
WORLD
Nov 5, 2025
U.S. Space Force develops new weapons to jam Chinese satellites
The new systems are intended to counter what U.S. military officials are saying is a growing Chinese space-based threat against U.S. forces.
Artemis II crew members, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency, Mission Specialist Christina Koch of U.S., Pilot Victor Glover of U.S. and Commander Reid Wiseman of U.S., give a shout out to the NASA Crew-11 crew and their upcoming mission to the International Space Station during a news conference at the Kennedy Space Center Press Site in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 30.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 21, 2025
NASA opens SpaceX moon-lander contract to rival bids after Starship delays
The move paves the way for rivals such as Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to snatch a high-profile mission to land the first astronauts on the moon in half a century.
Some of science’s most sensational claims were later debunked by skeptical scientists, showing how hype can overshadow facts but also how scrutiny keeps science reliable.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2025
Too many scientific ‘discoveries’ get discredited
Volunteer scientific sleuths play an important role in policing their fields.
Labor union members hold placards on the day of a rally in support of federal workers during a rush hour protest outside the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station in Washington on March 24.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2025
U.S. government faces brain drain as 154,000 federal workers exit this week
The loss of expertise is making it harder for many agencies to carry out their work and serve the American public.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is prepared for launch carrying NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe mission, which will study the boundary of the Sun's heliosphere and other scientific payloads, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Sep 24, 2025
NASA launches mission to study space weather
The three probes blasted off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, built by the private company SpaceX.
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover takes a selfie on July 23, with the rock nicknamed Cheyava Falls visible to the left. The feature is of interest to scientists studying signs of ancient microscopic life on the Red Planet.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2025
Crucial evidence about life on Mars is stuck — on Mars
To actually see what’s inside potential Martian life, scientists would need to bring samples back to Earth to study — a project NASA launched but has struggled to complete.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ¥3,000 from ¥1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
‘My dream is broken’: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men’s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
Japan spent ¥11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan’s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan’s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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