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, ...

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 ...

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 ...