May 25, 2021 Japanese researchers dig deepest ocean hole in history A team of scientists has reportedly broken the record for drilling the deepest ocean hole in history.
May 25, 2021 Who gets to be an astronaut during the private spaceflight boom? As more companies start selling tickets to space, a question looms: Who gets to call themselves an astronaut?
May 25, 2021 Japan says US travel warning for virus won't hurt Olympians The Japanese government Tuesday was quick to deny a U.S. warning for Americans to avoid traveling to Japan would have an impact on Olympians wanting to compete in the postponed Tokyo Games.
May 24, 2021 Japan opens mass vaccine centers 2 months before Olympics Japan mobilized military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka on Monday as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout and curb coronavirus infections just two months before hosting the Olympics.
May 21, 2021 Tokyo organizers say Olympics are 'safe' -- public disagrees The IOC wraps up its final planning sessions on Friday with Tokyo Olympic organizers, just two months before the games are to open. Much of the focus is on persuading a skeptical public and medical community that the games should go ahead.
May 19, 2021 IOC offers Tokyo medical help amid call for cancelation Confronted in Japan with some of the strongest medical-community opposition yet to the Tokyo Olympics, IOC President Thomas Bach offered Wednesday to have added medical personnel available to help out when the games open in just over nine weeks.
May 11, 2021 Biden to tap Rahm Emanuel as Japan ambassador: reports President Biden is reportedly set to tap Rahm Emanuel -- former President Barack Obama's chief of staff and Chicago mayor -- as U.S. ambassador to Japan.Â
May 6, 2021 SpaceX's Starship has successfully landed for the first time: what's next? SpaceX achieved the first successful touchdown of its prototype Starship rocket during the latest test flight of the next-generation launch vehicle in south Texas on Wednesday, after four previous landing attempts ended in explosions.
May 5, 2021 First US Marine to wrestle at Olympics since 1992 is ready: 'Super humbled and grateful' Staff Sgt. John Stefanowicz will compete at the Tokyo Games in Japan this summer.
May 1, 2021 NASA astronauts grow leafy greens for longest stint on ISS NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Mission Commander Michael Hopkins and project scientists at Florida's Kennedy Space Center have grown leafy greens aboard the International Space Station for 64 days, the longest duration to date.Â