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First all-woman spacewalk starting 5.20 pm today: What will Koch and Meir do on the historic mission?

The mission marks the first time after 220 spacewalks that two women astronauts will embark on such a mission.

First all-woman spacewalk: How to watch the historic mission live starting 4 pm today

The mission marks the first time after 220 spacewalks that two women astronauts will embark on such a mission.

To the Moon & back: Future missions planned by various countries to our natural satellite

Even with all the progress we've made in space exploration, something's always taking us back to our natural satellite.

Japan's Hayabusa2 to drop an explosive on an asteroid to study its history

Hayabusa2 is scheduled to leave the asteroid at the end of 2019 and bring underground samples.

Toyota, JAXA to develop lunar rover that runs on fuel cell tech for 2029 mission

The manned rover could be a crucial part of a future international space probe program.

Japan's Hayabusa-2 probe to finally land, starting mining asteroid Ryugu on 22 Feb

Hayabusa-2 is approaching the milestone 3 years after it left Earth for the diamond-shaped asteroid.

Shooting stars 'on demand' experiment blasts into space carrying artificial meteors

The satellite releases tiny balls that glow as they hurtle through the atmosphere like a meteor shower.

Japan launches Arab satellite to monitor methane and other greenhouse gases

Five other smaller satellites are scheduled to be released from the Japanese rocket.

Asteroid Ryugu's rubbly surface gets captured in close-ups by two jumping rovers

The rovers, each about the size of a circular cookie tin, don’t have wheels but jump around the asteroid.

Japan launches surveillance satellite using H-2A rocket to monitor North Korea's military installations

Japan on Tuesday launched a surveillance satellite to monitor North Korea's military installations and take pictures of areas affected by natural disasters