Japanese space agency

Japan all set to test new 'fishing mesh' to drag out space debris next year!

The space clean-up is important because it will help safe guard astronauts and about $900 billion worth of space stations, satellites and other infrastructure relied on for tele communications, weather forecasting, Earth-monitoring and navigation.

Dec 02, 2016, 23:59 PM IST

Incredible footage of Earth rising and setting will give you a new perspective on the universe! - Watch videos

Three Japanese scientific probes comprising the Selenological and Engineering Explorer (SELENE) mission orbited the Moon from 2007 to 2009, collecting troves of data along with some spectacular photos.

Oct 12, 2016, 20:48 PM IST