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NASA is targeting 2028 for humans to walk on the Moon again. Before astronauts land, scientists must find ice in shadowed craters and identify safe terrain. On September 11, that mapping work got a new tool: an open-source AI model built by IBM and NASA.
Updated Yesterday
Built and launched QZS-7 aboard its H3 rocket
Every phone map, ride-share pickup, and delivery van in Japan has leaned on a signal owned by the United States. On August 11, Japan moved to change that. An H3 rocket carried the Michibiki No. 7 satellite to orbit, giving Japan enough satellites overhead to fix a position without the US Global Positioning System.
Updated Aug 11
Operates Hayabusa2
On July 5, 2026, a Japanese spacecraft flew about 1 kilometer past an asteroid the size of a skyscraper, moving at roughly 5 kilometers per second. JAXA confirmed Hayabusa2 pulled off the pass and gathered data on 98943 Torifune, a 450-meter rock no probe had ever visited.
Updated Jul 5
Co-developer and operator of the H3, responsible for the failure investigation
Japan's H3 rocket has been out of service since a December 2025 upper-stage failure destroyed a navigation satellite. A June 10 launch attempt was scrubbed by weather; JAXA reset the window to June 12, opening at 9:54 a.m. local time.
Updated Jun 11
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