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  • See a Kairos Rocket Explode Seconds After Liftoff

    See a Kairos Rocket Explode Seconds After Liftoff

    The inaugural launch of Space One’s Kairos rocket ended in failure, with the launch vehicle exploding mere seconds after clearing the tower in Wakayama prefecture. It’s a setback for Japan’s space sector, which is striving for competitiveness in the burgeoning aerospace industry, but commercial ventures rarely achieve success on their first attempts. Tokyo-based Space One…


  • An Ambitious Mission to Venus Is Set to Launch in 2031

    An Ambitious Mission to Venus Is Set to Launch in 2031

    The EnVision mission to Venus was officially adopted by the European Space Agency last week, which means the organisation has committed to getting the spacecraft Venus-bound by the early 2030s. EnVision is a planned Venus orbiter designed to study the planet from its upper atmosphere to its core. Venus is in many ways a black…


  • See the First Images From Japan’s X-Ray Space Telescope

    See the First Images From Japan’s X-Ray Space Telescope

    The Japanese space agency JAXA has released the first test images from its X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM). The images show a galaxy cluster and a supernova remnant, and offer insight into the chemical cocktail that composes the supernova. An X-ray telescope functions similarly to the X-ray Specs of your favorite comic books: they…