OTD In Space - September 22: Japan Launches Sun-Observing Satellite
On Sept. 22, 2006,the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency launched a sun-observing satellite called Hinode, or Solar-B. It ...
Heavy Rain in Japan Causes Deadly Flooding and Landslides
One person is dead and seven others are missing in Noto Peninsula, state media reported. The region is still recovering from ...
Floods Leave One Dead, Many Missing in Quake-Hit Area of Japan
At least one person was killed and several others missing after torrential rains caused flooding in a northern Japan coastal ...
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ITAR in the Way of U.S. Industry Participation in Planned Japan Remote Sensing Constellation
Japan is planning an up to $3 billion satellite constellation aimed at providing synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and other ...
Map Shows US and China's Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
The United States has one of its six West Coast-based aircraft carriers operating in the Western Pacific Ocean again ...
Satellite Photos Show US Reclaiming World War II Airfield for China War
In August 1945, North Field launched the two bombers that carried out the first and only wartime use of nuclear weapons in ...
Tracking Tropical Storm Pulasan
Extreme Weather Maps: Track the possibility of extreme weather in the places that are important to you. Heat Safety: Extreme ...
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OTD In Space - September 13: Japan Launches Kaguya Moon Mission
Japan launched the Kaguya spacecraft on a mission to the moon. Formally known as SELENE, which is short for SELenological and ENgineering Explorer, it was Japan's second moon mission. Kaguya launched ...