A team of astronomers from Taiwan has uncovered promising evidence suggesting the existence of Planet 9, a hypothesized planet beyond Pluto in the far reaches of our Solar System. This new potential ...

The 21st Scientific Satellite “Akari” which was launched by the M-V Launch Vehicle No. 8 from the Uchinoura Space Center at 6:28 a.m. on February 22, 2006 (Japan Standard Time, ...

The infrared satellite AKARI (formerly ASTRO-F) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), which was launched from the Uchinoura Space Center on the 21st of February ...

Astronomers found two strange, dense, icy objects by chance in 2021 during a survey of our galaxy's disk by Japan's AKARI satellite. A closer look showed that they are made of interstellar ice ...