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SPACE

EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2017
A big step forward in the search for extraterrestrial life
Scientists — and most everyone else — are justifiably excited by the discovery of several planets orbiting the ultracool dwarf star Trappist-1.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2017
Scientists discover the heavens are really hell
There isn't likely to be any planet in the universe that's habitable in the sense that you can just show up, breathe the air and drink the water.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 8, 2017
China to launch lunar probe this year, testing capability for 'march towards deep space'
China on Tuesday announced plans to launch a probe to bring back samples from the moon before the end of the year, which state media cast as competition to U.S. President Donald Trump's ambitions to revitalize U.S. space exploration.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2017
SpaceX's moon mission is NASA's wake-up call
The lunar vacation offered by Elon Musk's SpaceX may also serve as the starting gun for a new and very different space race.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 7, 2017
China to develop new space rockets launched from planes
China will develop rockets that can be launched into space from aircraft, a senior official told the state-run China Daily newspaper, as Beijing aims to send hundreds of satellites into orbit for military, commercial and scientific programs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2017
Life here, there and everywhere in the universe
Maybe only one planet in a million has intelligent life, you say? Okay, then there are at least 140 million planets with intelligent life in this galaxy alone.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 14, 2017
China's plans launch of first cargo spacecraft in April
China plans to launch its first cargo spacecraft in April, state media reported Tuesday, taking a step toward its goal of establishing a permanently manned space station by 2022.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 7, 2017
'The Collection of Matsumoto City Museum of Art: Connections, Nature and Yayoi Kusama'
Feb. 11-March 12
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 7, 2017
SpaceX targets fastest launch pace with new site
Space Exploration Technologies Corp. better known as SpaceX, plans to launch its Falcon 9 rockets every two to three weeks, its fastest rate since starting launches in 2010, once a new launch pad is put into service in Florida next week, the company's president told Reuters on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2017
How space could trigger an economic crisis
The World Economic Forum's annual assessment of global risks, published this month, rates extreme weather events as the most likely risk to the world.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 22, 2016
China launches carbon-tracking satellite into space: Xinhua
China launched a satellite to monitor its greenhouse gas emissions early on Thursday, the latest step in efforts to cut its carbon footprint, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 16, 2016
Launch of mini-satellites gives forecasters eye into hurricanes
Eight small satellites, designed to improve hurricane forecasts by detecting the wind speeds within storms, blasted off on Thursday aboard an air-launched Pegasus rocket, a NASA TV broadcast showed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 12, 2016
What it was like to look up to John Glenn
Truly larger than life American heros like John Glenn are a breed that just doesn't come around anymore.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 6, 2016
Space oddity as Dr. David Bowie treats 'starman' Buzz Aldrin in New Zealand hospital
In what can only be described as a space oddity, former astronaut Buzz Aldrin is being cared for in a New Zealand hospital by Dr. David Bowie after being evacuated from the South Pole.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2016
ANA joins space tourism push as possible rival to Virgin, Blue Origin
ANA Holdings Inc. has invested in PD Aerospace Ltd., a Japanese company developing a craft to take people into space as early as 2023 that aims to rival Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Ltd.

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