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A crew member works under the Roman instrument carrier during the coronagraph integration in a clean room at NASA Goddard Center in October 2024. Credit: NASA/Sydney Rohda

The 'Roman' space telescope received a device that will allow breaking new ground in the search for extraterrestrial worlds

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ADRAS-J mission. PR photo, Astroscale

Astroscale has successfully launched the world's first spacecraft to monitor space debris * will meet with a faulty Japanese satellite

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The ADRAS-J mission, which was launched into space to locate a piece of a defunct satellite 11 meters long and weighing 3 tons, will set new standards in the field of arrival and active removal of space debris, as well as in providing service to satellites
The Phi-Colombo spacecraft near the planet Hema. Figure: European Space Agency ESA

Europe launched the space probe by Columbus to the planet Mercury

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Imaging of the Akatsuki probe in the vicinity of Venus. Source: JAXA

The Japanese probe "Akatsuki" entered orbit around Venus, five years after a failed attempt

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A complex and challenging task. The spacecraft landed on the asteroid. Image: Japanese space agency JAXA

This morning, Japan launched the Yabusa-2 spacecraft to a near-Earth asteroid

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An artist's illustration of the Phi-Colombo spacecraft orbiting Mercury. Illustration: Astrium Company

One of two European-Japanese spacecraft to fly to Mercury in 2016 begins testing phase

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The launch of the HTV-4 cargo spacecraft of the Japanese Space Agency, 4/8/13. Screenshot from NASA TV

A Japanese cargo spacecraft was launched to the space station with a talking robot on board

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The Japanese spacecraft Akatsuki lost its way to Venus

The Akatsuki spacecraft failed to enter orbit around Venus

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Logo of the IAC conference in Prague 2010

The heads of the world's space agencies call for cooperation in space

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Artist's impression of the Yabusa spacecraft descending with a payload containing a sample from the asteroid Itokawa. Image: JPL/NASA

Vigilance for the inspection of the cargo brought by the Yabosa spacecraft from the asteroid Itokawa

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Artist's impression of a robotic lunar base. JAXA figure

Japan wants to build a robotic base on the moon by 2020

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The orbit of Themis in the asteroid belt, Themis is one of the largest asteroids in the asteroid belt. Illustration: Josh Emery, University of Tennessee in Knoxville

Researchers have found water and organic matter on the asteroid Themis

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Lunar crater from Wikipedia (Daedalus crater on the far side of the moon). No picture of the crater in question was published in the article

Scientists from the Japanese space agency find a window into a lava cave on the moon

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The Yabosa spacecraft will simulate an asteroid crash on Earth

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

to transmit energy from the sky

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The third and final spacewalk of the Discovery crew has ended

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Transportation in space - a new growing industry

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Boomerang also works in space

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The launch of the communication satellite "Kizona" was successfully completed

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The launch of the Japanese communication satellite for super-fast internet transmission has been successfully completed
Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The launch of the Japanese communication satellite "Kizuna" has been postponed

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Today Japan was supposed to launch its communications satellite into space, but problems with the H-2A launcher forced the launch to be postponed
Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Japan will launch "Kizuna", a communications satellite for super-fast internet transmission

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The whole country is waiting for February 15, the date on which the Japanese Space Agency is supposed to launch the satellite
Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

The Yabusa spaceship is ready to return to Earth

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Updates from the Yabusa spacecraft

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

All the news about the Yabusa project

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Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Yabusa's return to Earth has been postponed to 2010

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