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New research led by NASA scientists looking at five forms of fungi and bacteria indicates that some of them could survive for a time under certain conditions on the lunar surface — a finding that raises concerns about unintended life transfer to the moon.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 22, 2026
NASA-led study shows some Earth microbes could survive on the moon
The finding raises concerns about unintended life transfer to the lunar surface.
A China Lunar Exploration Program badge is seen on an employee's uniform.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2026
China hunts for lunar ice in one of solar system’s coldest places
The uncrewed mission will represent a major step toward Beijing’s long-term goal of building a permanent human presence on the moon.
Yasuhiro Kawakatsu, project manager of the Mars Moons eXploration (MMX) mission, speaks to media in front of the MMX spacecraft at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Thursday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 16, 2026
Japan aims for the moons of Mars
The uncrewed MMX, set to blast off from Tanegashima Space Center in the coming months, could also lay the groundwork for humans visiting the red planet.
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada (right) and Iwao Igarashi, space division senior general manager at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, signed a launch transportation service agreement using the H3 rocket in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2026
Japanese space startup to launch lunar lander using H3 rocket
Ispace signed a contract for launch and transportation services for its new lander, Ultra, with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which jointly developed the H3 rocket with JAXA.
A Vikram-1 orbital rocket model is displayed at Skyroot Aerospace facility on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 17, 2026
India’s space sector takes off as private rocket readies launch
The country’s space economy has rapidly expanded since the sector opened up to private investment in 2020, and is now valued at $8.4 billion.
SpaceX's Starship rocket prototypes at the SpaceX Starbase in Brownsville, Texas, in August 2023
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2026
With SpaceX Starship, 91AV原创 Ispace provides ride-share to the moon
Tokyo-based Ispace has bought 500 kilograms of capacity for $50 million ?on a Starship that would land on the moon as soon ?as 2030.
91AV原创 push into space-based solar power could reshape the future of global energy and position the country ahead of the U.S. and China in the next phase of the space race.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 31, 2026
A space race the Land of the Rising Sun is winning
Japan takes the lead in space-based solar power exploration.
Astronauts Zhu Yangzhu (right), Zhang Zhiyuan (center), and Lai Ka-ying, who is the first astronaut from Hong Kong, wave during a see-off ceremony before taking part in the Shenzhou-23?spaceflight mission to?China's Tiangong?space?station, at?Jiuquan?Satellite?Launch?Center, near?Jiuquan, Gansu province,?China, on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2026
China launches crewed space flight as part of moon ambitions
A key experiment will be one of the crew staying for a year in orbit to study the effects of a long stay in microgravity as part of China’s preparations for future lunar missions.
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket launches from the Space Force Station at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2026
It’s up to SpaceX and Blue Origin to stick the moon landing
NASA is betting on SpaceX and Blue Origin to build lunar landers for the Artemis III mission next year, paving the way for the first mission back to the moon since 1972.
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Sunday.
WORLD
Apr 19, 2026
Blue Origin launches rocket with used booster for first time
The novel recycling approach comes amid fierce competition between Bezos’s firm and fellow tech titan Elon Musk’s SpaceX, which has also recovered a booster.
A young boy wearing an astronaut costume cheers next to a woman waving a flag as they watch a live broadcast of the return of the Artemis II crew members to Earth at the San Diego Air and Space Museum during a watch party for the crew's splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, in San Diego on Friday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 11, 2026
Artemis II lunar mission draws flood of conspiracy theories
Hashtags such as “fake space” and “fake NASA” have gained traction online since NASA’s lunar fly-by sent astronauts farther from Earth than any human before.
Crowds watch the Artemis II Orion capsule splash down off the coast of San Diego at the Air and Space Museum on Friday.
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Apr 11, 2026
‘Howl at the moon’: NASA’s bid to boost space enthusiasm
From social media posts clipped from livestreamed events with the astronauts to an extraordinary portfolio of photos, viewers caught an eyeful of Artemis II.
The Artemis II crew take a selfie midway through their lunar observation period on Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2026
Artemis II’s awe reminds us of science’s fragility and importance
Artemis II is a desperately needed reminder of the magic that can happen when humans come together to realize a lofty goal.
This handout picture released on Wednesday by NASA shows a view of the moon, including the Orientale basin and the dark lava plains visible, as seen from the Orion spacecraft on Monday.
WORLD
Apr 9, 2026
NASA’s lunar success sharpens focus on China’s 2030 crewed landing goal
Four U.S. astronauts on the Artemis II mission this week flew past the moon’s shadowed far side, traveling deeper into space than any humans before.
A view of the moon backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse, as photographed by one of the cameras on the Orion spacecraft's solar arrays during the Artemis II crew’s flyby of the moon on Tuesday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 8, 2026
‘Screams of delight’: Artemis crew flying home to thrilled NASA scientists
Of note was their stunning shot of an Earthset, the moment when Earth drops below the rugged lunar horizon.
The moon is seen as the Artemis II mission's Orion spacecraft approaches its furthest distance from Earth, in this screen shot taken from livestreamed video.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 7, 2026
Artemis II moon crew flies farther than humans have ever gone before
The six-hour flyby, which swooped to ?within 6,550 km of the lunar surface, came six days into the world’s first voyage of astronauts to the vicinity of the moon.
The Artemis II crewed lunar mission lifts off from Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 1.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 6, 2026
On NASA’s moon mission, the biggest headache has been the toilet
Getting the complicated piece of equipment, known as the Universal Waste Management System, to work properly during the flight has become a recurring issue.
NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels toward the moon on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2026
Artemis astronauts preparing for historic lunar flyby
The next major milestone of the approximately 10-day journey is expected overnight Sunday into Monday, at which point the astronauts will enter the “lunar sphere of influence.”
This screen shot from a live broadcast shows NASA astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch (left), NASA astronaut and Artemis II pilot Victor Glover (second left), Canadian Space Agency astronaut Artemis II mission specialist Jeremy Hansen (second right) and NASA astronaut and Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman during a press call as they travel toward the moon in the Orion spacecraft on Friday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 4, 2026
Artemis astronauts more than halfway to moon, putting Earth in rearview
NASA’s online dashboard showed Saturday that the Orion spacecraft was more than 229,000 kilometers from Earth.
NASA's Artemis II rocket lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday, carrying four astronauts on the first crewed lunar flyby in over 50 years.
COMMENTARY
Apr 3, 2026
Is NASA’s moon mission the end for legacy space firms?
The future belongs to the producers of reusable rockets, led by Elon Musk’s SpaceX and with Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin scrambling to catch up.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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