Rudy Zhang figures about 30 percent of the Lehigh Valley’s residents are willing to try cuisines that are new to them. That’s too bad, because the other 70 percent are missing out on some delightful ...

The Japanese space exploration agency JAXA has lost contact with its Akatsuki space probe, which was launched in 2010 and has been in Venus’ orbit since 2015. “Akatsuki” is the Japanese word for dawn ...

This weekend, the golf cart-sized Japanese spaceship named Akatsuki could become a national hero. Or it could end up a national disgrace. Five years ago, the innovative ship took aim at Venus -- and ...

SAN FRANCISCO — After blowing its first chance to orbit Venus two years ago, Japan's Akatsuki spacecraft is ready for a comeback in 2015, mission scientists say. The Akatsuki probe — whose name means ...

Akatsuki, or Dawn, was intended to be the first Japanese satellite to orbit a planet other than Earth. Officially called the Planet-C Venus Climate Orbiter, the box-shaped golden satellite fitted with ...

Japan has lost contact with its Akatsuki probe, the only spacecraft currently in orbit around Venus. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

A Japanese Venus probe fired its main engine Wednesday (Sept. 7) for the first time since overshooting the planet in December, paving the way for a possible comeback bid in 2015. The Akatsuki ...

Japan’s space agency said today its ‘Akatsuki’ probe had successfully entered into orbit around Venus after an initial attempt at reaching the second planet from the sun failed five years ago. The ...

Japanese games company Akatsuki has appointed Annmarie Sairrino Bailey to head a new U.S.-based film and TV venture. Akatsuki Entertainment USA will acquire, develop and produce commercial ...

Japanese space agency JAXA has successfully brought its Venus probe mission, Akatsuki, back into Venus's orbit, on second attempt, after five years of drifting through space. The Akatsuki space probe ...