عربي English Türkçe اردو فارسى
Logo
Latest News
Varieties

King Salman Science Oasis Marks World Quantum Day

The King Salman Science Oasis works with creative mechanisms in learning and discovery.
The King Salman Science Oasis works with creative mechanisms in learning and discovery.
TT
20
TT

King Salman Science Oasis Marks World Quantum Day

The King Salman Science Oasis works with creative mechanisms in learning and discovery.
The King Salman Science Oasis works with creative mechanisms in learning and discovery.

The King Salman Science Oasis will participate in celebrating World Quantum Day.

The event is organized by the Saudi Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR), affiliated with the World Economic Forum.
The celebration of the oasis comes within its objectives to spread applied sciences and support innovation. This event aligns with the Kingdom's Vision 2030, emphasizing distinguished education for future generations, promoting scientific culture, and environmental awareness, SPA reported.

The King Salman Science Oasis works with creative mechanisms in learning and discovery, which aligns with the vision in applied sciences, modern technology, and continuous education to develop a conscious and forward-looking society.

Most Viewed

 
Varieties

Japan Launches Climate Change Monitoring Satellite

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H2A rocket is seen at the lauch pad before its 50th and final launch at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, 28 June 2025. EPA/JIJI PRE/JIJI PRESS
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H2A rocket is seen at the lauch pad before its 50th and final launch at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, 28 June 2025. EPA/JIJI PRE/JIJI PRESS
TT
20
TT

Japan Launches Climate Change Monitoring Satellite

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H2A rocket is seen at the lauch pad before its 50th and final launch at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, 28 June 2025. EPA/JIJI PRE/JIJI PRESS
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H2A rocket is seen at the lauch pad before its 50th and final launch at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, 28 June 2025. EPA/JIJI PRE/JIJI PRESS

Japan on Sunday launched a satellite monitoring greenhouse gas emissions using its longtime mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship designed to be more cost competitive in the global space market.

The H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan, carrying the GOSAT-GW satellite as part of Tokyo’s effort to mitigate climate change.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which operates the rocket launch, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, will hold a news conference later Sunday to give further details of the flight.

Sunday's launch marked the 50th and final flight for the H-2A, which has served as Japan’s mainstay rocket to carry satellites and probes into space with near-perfect record since its 2001 debut. After its retirement, it will be fully replaced by the H3, which is already in operation, as Japan's new main flagship, The Associated Press reported.

The launch follows several days of delay due to malfunctioning in the rocket’s electrical systems.

The GOSAT-GW, or Global Observing SATellite for Greenhouse gases and Water cycle, is a third series in the mission to monitor carbon, methane and other greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere.

Japan sees a stable, commercially competitive space transport capability as key to its space program and national security, and has been developing two new flagship rockets as successors of the H-2A series — the larger H3 with Mitsubishi, and a much smaller Epsilon system with the aerospace unit of the heavy machinery maker IHI. It hopes to cater to diverse customer needs and improve its position in the growing satellite launch market.