Jiří Svoboda
Astronomical Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Czech Space Programme: Science and International Collaboration

I will briefly review the space programme of Czechia with the focus on scientific missions in international collaboration with the European Space Agency and prospects for potential collaboration with Japan.

Ikkoh Funaki
ISAS/JAXA
Japanese Space Programme and Space Science Missions

After a brief overview of JAXA’s space activities, ongoing/planned space science missions are introduced in the talk. Europe-Japan collaboration is mature in astrophysics and exploration, and some topics with the Czech research community are highlighted as an introduction to the session.

Yoshifumi Saito
ISAS/JAXA
In-situ plasma particle measurements in current and future planetary exploration

Technical aspects of in-situ plasma particle measurements for current and future planetary exploration are presented, together with the current status of Europe-Japan collaboration on BepiColombo arriving at Mercury next year.

Haruna Sugahara
ISAS/JAXA
Analytical Chemistry in Space: Sample Return and Onboard Mass Spectrometry

Chemical analysis of extraterrestrial materials reveals various information about the formation and evolution of the celestial bodies, and even the solar system itself. In my talk, I will introduce the analytical results of the returned sample from the asteroid Ryugu, which was brought back by the Hayabusa2 spacecraft, as well as the prospects for in situ chemical analysis on the celestial bodies in future solar system exploration missions.

Masafumi Imai
Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences
Czech Contribution to the Exploration of the Solar System

We present our recent international collaboration research activities on the Solar System exploration in the Department of Space Physics, Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Czech Academy of Science.

Yoshizumi Miyoshi
Nagoya University
Geospace Research by the Arase Satellite: Contributions to Space Weather Studies through Japan-Czech Collaboration

The Arase satellite has advanced space weather research through Japan-Czech collaboration, revealing dynamics of space radiation, aurora, and geospace. This talk highlights key findings and future Japan-Czech collaboration prospects.

Hirofumi Noda
Tohoku University
Scientific Highlights from the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM)

The XRISM satellite, launched on September 7, 2023, has achieved unprecedented high-precision X-ray spectroscopy in orbit. This talk will highlight key scientific results from various celestial objects observed with XRISM.

Norbert Werner
Masaryk University, Brno
Czech-Japanese collaboration in studying the Hot and Energetic Universe: From Hitomi/XRISM to future projects

I will summarise my involvement in the science teams of Hitomi and XRISM missions, in the latter of which I served as ESA Guest Scientist, and how it led to important new collaborations.

Kazuhiro Nakazawa
Nagoya University
Gamma-ray detector development in Japan-Czech collaborations: space and more

Japan and Czech Researchers have a long record of collaboration in gamma-ray detectors onboard micro-satellites. Using similar detector technologies, in Japan we are also observing on-ground Thundercloud gamma rays. This year, Czech researchers reported the first detection of a gamma-ray glow from thundercloud in Czechia, which might be indicating a new field for further possible collaborations.

Teruaki Enoto
Kyoto University
From Lunar water exploration to astrophysics from the Moon — MoMoTarO

We are developing a new project to explore water resources on the moon using neutrons generated by cosmic-ray collisions with the lunar surface, applying technologies developed for astronomical science.