#JAXA

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OrigamiSat-2 launched April 23 on JAXA’s Kakushin Rising mission.
The 10-centimeter CubeSat carries a reflectarray antenna that expands to about 25 times its folded size.
The mission extends JAXA’s long-running use of origami-inspired deployable structures in space.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 26, 2026·via newatlas.com

Rocket Lab launched eight JAXA-sponsored cubeSats into a 540-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit.
The payloads are testing technologies including a multispectral camera, earthquake-related sensors, and an origami-style antenna.
JAXA turned to Electron after the Epsilon rocket was grounded following failure and testing issues.
The mission reinforces Rocket Lab’s role as a flexible launch option for national space agencies.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 25, 2026·via spacenews.com

JAXA is planning a mission to return pristine samples from a comet.
The project builds on JAXA’s earlier small-body successes with Hayabusa and Hayabusa2.
The scientific appeal is access to early solar system material that may be unusually well preserved.
The supplied source text does not include the target comet or mission timeline.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via phys.org

XRISM detected the most violent turbulence ever recorded in a galaxy cluster, centered on black hole M87*
The spacecraft can measure gas velocities around black holes for the first time, a capability no previous X-ray telescope possessed
Gas velocities are highest near the black hole and drop off rapidly, driven by turbulent eddies and outflowing shockwaves
The findings explain how black holes regulate cooling in galaxy clusters through active galactic nucleus feedback
Results were published in Nature and represent XRISM's showcase achievement since its 2023 launch

DT Editorial Team·Feb 21, 2026·7 min read·via space.com