It also launched a small lunar lander meant to demonstrate pinpoint landing.

Japan Unveils X-ray Telescope with Enhanced Capabilities

Sanjay PatilSeptember 7, 23Japan, JAXA, Space, telescope

On September 6 at 7:42 PM EDT, Japan’s space agency successfully launched a rocket carrying a highly advanced telescope. This telescope, known as XRISM or “crism,” surpasses the capabilities of NASA’s Chandra and other existing X-ray observatories in orbit. The mission, led by JAXA in collaboration with NASA and the European Space Agency, marks a significant advancement in X-ray observations, according to University of Michigan astronomer and mission participant, Lia Corrales. The telescope is considered more powerful than its predecessors because of its tools. One of them, called Resolve, is…

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Japan is trying to send solar energy from space by 2025

Nitin MisraMay 29, 23May 29, 23Japan, JAXA, Solar, Space

Japan and the country’s space agency JAXA have spent decades trying to make solar energy available from space. In 2015, the country made a breakthrough when JAXA researchers sent 1.8 kilowatts of energy, enough to power a kettle, from a radio receiver over 50 meters away. And now Japan is preparing to bring the technology one step closer to reality. Nikkei reports that a Japanese public-private partnership is trying to send solar energy from space as early as 2025. The project, led by Naoki Shinohara, a professor at Kyoto University…