- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 17th, 2015
Launch of “White Stork” Craft to the ISS Postponed to Wednesday
The cargo craft was supposed to launch over the weekend
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 17th, 2015
Decrepit NASA Satellite Falls from Orbit, Crashes Back to Earth
The satellite burned up in the planet's atmosphere
- Space
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 3rd, 2014
Japanese Spacecraft Hayabusa2 Now En Route to Asteroid 1999 JU3
Having reached the asteroid, the spacecraft will blast a hole in it, collect samples and return them to Earth
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 26th, 2014
Global Precipitations Satellite Returns First Images
The spacecraft was launched into space about a month ago
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 11th, 2014
TRMM Reveals Average Rate of Daily Rainfalls on Earth
The satellite was launched in orbit around 17 years ago
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 11th, 2014
Half of Expedition 38 Crew on the ISS Returned Home on Monday
The three astronauts landed safely on the steppes of Kazakhstan
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- March 10th, 2014
Koichi Wakata Becomes First Japanese Commander of the ISS
A ceremony to hand over expedition leadership took place on Sunday
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 28th, 2014
GPM Core Observatory Successfully Launched from Japan
The satellite has already entered its science orbit
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 27th, 2014
GPM Satellite Installed Aboard Its Carrier Rocket – Photo
The spacecraft is scheduled to launch tomorrow, officials say
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- February 26th, 2014
JAXA to Test New Space Tethering Technology
A demonstrator will launch alongside the GPM Core Observatory
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 28th, 2014
NASA Getting Ready for GPM Launch This February
The satellite will measure global rainfall and snowfall patterns
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 24th, 2014
Africa's Highest Mountain as Seen from Space – Photo
The image was collected by cameras on a Japanese satellite
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 17th, 2014
How the GPM Satellite Made Its Way to Japan – Video
Transporting it over the Pacific Ocean proved more difficult than expected
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 16th, 2014
JAXA Wants to Fish for Space Debris via Magnetic Nets
The agency has teamed up with a fishing equipments manufacturer
- Space
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 9th, 2014
ISS Operations Extended Through 2024
The station will only be deorbited a decade from now
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- January 9th, 2014
GPM Core Observatory to Launch on February 27, 2014
NASA and JAXA agree on launch date for their joint satellite
- Science Blog
- By Tudor Vieru
- November 30th, 2013
Japan Selects New Astronaut for ISS Mission
He will travel to space in a few years, JAXA announces