Ancient Aliens looks at the mysterious Japanese monoliths that some say represent spaceships. Ishi-no-Hoden is perhaps the most famous example.

A Japanese space capsule returned to Earth and plungedthrough the atmosphere over the Australian outback Sunday, capping a seven-yearspace journey that took it to a nearby asteroid in a historic ...

Sand on three islands south of Japan, on Iriomote, Hatoma, and Taketomi, all have the usual fragments of shell and rock but among all that, tiny cream-coloured stars can be seen, reports IFL Science.

Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft is closing in on its asteroid target ahead of a planned rendezvous just a few days from now. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) released several new images ...

In Japan and beyond, researchers are eager to see the data from Hayabusa2's visit — it's the first time humans have studied this type of asteroid, known as a C-type asteroid, at such a close ...