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WORLD
Dec 28, 2021
U.S.-Russia alliance in space shaken by events on planet Earth
For decades, the space station has been a symbol of diplomatic triumph between the U.S. and Russian space agencies, NASA and Roscosmos, and the two countries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 24, 2021
Massive Webb telescope may see close to the beginning of time
When it begins its work in mid-2022, the telescope will help scientists study some of the earliest light in the universe and peer more closely at planets in other galaxies.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2021
Is NASA’s new telescope worth the risks?
For decades, America has been at the forefront of astronomy and astrophysics. It'd be a mistake to cede that leadership thanks to needless cost overruns and delays.
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Dec 8, 2021
American rider Christina Birch swapping velodrome for outer space
The 11-time national champion said the intense physical demands of her years of cycling training will prepare her for a journey she hopes will end on the International Space Station.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 24, 2021
NASA just launched a spacecraft that will crash into an asteroid
If successful, the mission could help space agencies deflect a future asteroid and avert a catastrophic impact on the Earth.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2021
Russia just created a cloud of bullets in space
It's important to look at Russia's use of a missile to destroy a satellite in the context of the increasing weaponization of the cosmos.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2021
The U.S. cooperates with Russia in space. Why not China?
Decades of Russo-U.S. cooperation has proved that cooperation in specific fields can be conducted in spite of tense bilateral relations.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2021
Musk soars while Bezos sues in the new space race
As Jeff Bezos's companies fall behind Elon Musk's SpaceX in the race to return to the moon and launch satellites, they're increasingly resorting to politics and legal filings to get ahead.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2021
Space junk, long feared, is now an imminent threat
Although the vast majority of space junk is the size of a grain of sand or smaller, at least 26,000 pieces are big enough to destroy a satellite.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 30, 2021
NASA taps Kyoto startup to make maps of the wind for drones
The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is turning to a Japanese startup for help in creating maps of the wind.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 13, 2021
Space billionaires stir alarm with absence of safety oversight
The success of two privately funded human-space launches last month has supercharged the U.S. commercial launch industry, and advocates say the lack of rules is a key component.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 12, 2021
NASA says an asteroid will have a close brush with Earth. But not until the 2100s.
The trajectory of Bennu is known precisely enough that the chances of collision are exactly zero for the next century. But the crystal ball becomes fuzzier in 2135.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021
Sweden's Madelene Sagstrom takes one-shot lead as women's golf tees off
Japanese golfers Nasa Hataoka and Mone Inami both shot opening-round 70s to sit four shots off the pace.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2021
The future will be weirder than we think
The future may become unthinkably weird and that weirdness will likely come sooner than we think.
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WORLD
Jul 30, 2021
International Space Station thrown out of control by misfire of Russian module
The crew members — a Japanese astronaut, two Russian cosmonauts, three NASA astronauts and an astronaut from France — were never in immediate danger, NASA said.
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Jul 11, 2021
Nasa Hataoka opens six-shot lead at Marathon Classic
Hataoka carded eight birdies and one bogey during the solid round that gave her a 54-hole course record at 19-under 194 at Highland Meadows Golf Club.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2021
Musk-Bezos spat reflects bad space policy
Earlier this month, the U.S. Senate passed a measure that would allot $10 billion over five years for NASA to develop two new lunar landers. Buried in a nearly $250 billion bill intended to boost innovation, the measure was equal to about 43% of the space agency’s total budget.
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Jun 18, 2021
Nasa Hataoka in four-way tie atop Meijer LPGA Classic
Hataoka, 22, is a three-time winner on the LPGA Tour but hasn't won since the Kia Classic in March 2019.

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