A group of researchers says it has found traces of noble gases on sand and other asteroid samples brought back by a Japanese space probe.
The discovery was made by a team that includes Okazaki Ryuji, an associate professor at Kyushu University.
The team analyzed samples in an airtight cylindrical capsule fitted to Hayabusa2. The samples were collected from the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometers away.
The team says it detected tiny amounts of noble gases such as helium and neon that are extremely rare in the Earth’s atmosphere.
It says it believes that the gases were originally emitted by the sun onto the asteroid and released when sand or other substances rubbed against each other.
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JAXA Epsilon fails on sixth flight carrying RAISE-3 and others
nasaspaceflight.com – Oct 12
Epsilon launched from the Mu Pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Japan at 00:50 UTC on Oct. 12. This launch marked the sixth flight of JAXA’s Epsilon rocket, and the launch vehicle was to loft a rideshare mission into orbit consisting of RAISE-3 and numerous other satellites.
Sky Mile Tower – Japan’s soon to be tallest building
interviewtimes.net – Oct 09
The Burj Khalifa, which stands 2,716.5 feet (almost half a mile) tall and has held the title of largest skyscraper for a long time, is about to lose that title to Japan’s ambitious Sky Mile Tower project.
Maglev shows off speed on test-run
NHK – Oct 06
A levitating train in central Japan has long been in development, and the company behind it has shown off its dazzling speed.
Japan’s push into ‘deep tech’ innovation
BBC – Sep 29
Imagine if you could put an ultra-thin, transparent solar sheet on your window to generate energy, not just from sunlight but also artificial lights from inside your room?
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