TOKYO – Japan on Friday launched the first satellite to monitor greenhouse gases worldwide, a tool to help scientists better judge where global warming emissions are coming from, and how much is being ...

Japan’s space program is set to make history in 2025 by beaming solar energy from an orbiting satellite down to Earth, ...

Japan's workhorse H-2A rocket flew for the second-to-last time early Thursday morning (Sept. 26). An H-2A topped with a secret spy satellite called IGS-Radar 8 lifted off from Japan's Tanegashima ...

The H3 Launch Vehicle No. 5, carrying the Quasi-Zenith Satellite "Michibiki No. 6," lifts off at a launch pad in Tanegashima Space Center in Tanegashima, southern Japan, Sunday Feb. 2, 2025. Credit: ...

The first satellite dedicated to monitoring carbon dioxide emissions was launched into space Friday from a center in Japan, where officials hope to gather information on climate change - and help the ...

North Korea informed neighboring Japan on Monday that it plans to launch a satellite in the coming days, despite the United Nations prohibiting it from engaging in such activity. Japan's coast guard ...

Emergency SOS via satellite expanded to Japan with the iOS 17.6 update that was released yesterday, according to Apple. Japanese customers with an iPhone 14 or an ‌iPhone‌ 15 can use Emergency SOS via ...

Japan is set to expand its GPS-style satellite system to 11, improving location accuracy nationwide by several centimeters, according to Tokyo's space policy committee. Nikkei Asia reports that the ...

In the aftermath of Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami, satellite maps have been a vital part of search and rescue efforts by providing clear pictures of how the land has changed, and where ...

TOKYO — After a decade-long delay, Japan has committed to building its own regional satellite navigation system by 2020 that will be compatible with the U.S. GPS satellite navigation constellation.

This week, a super typhoon named Soudelor marched massively, ominously across the western Pacific before stomping over Taiwan and stumbling into coastal China. The loop above lets you see it the day ...