{"id":2094,"date":"2026-10-09T08:39:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T23:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/?page_id=2094"},"modified":"2026-10-12T20:42:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T11:42:39","slug":"lab-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Miyamoto Lab | The University of Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"ml-mission-hero\" data-lang=\"en\" aria-label=\"Planetary exploration and our research\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\">\r\n<div class=\"mm-frames\"><figure class=\"mm-frame mm-frame--phobos is-active\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><picture class=\"web-responsive-scene\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/phobos-hirise-f0aee4-mobile-480.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/phobos-hirise-f0aee4-mobile-800.webp 800w\"><img data-web-optimized=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/phobos-hirise-f0aee4-desktop-960.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/phobos-hirise-f0aee4-desktop-1440.webp 1440w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/phobos-hirise-f0aee4-desktop-1920.webp 1920w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/phobos-hirise-f0aee4-desktop-1440.webp\" width=\"1440\" height=\"720\" style=\";object-position:50% 50%!important\" alt=\"Phobos \u2014 MRO \/ HiRISE \u00b7 2008 \u00b7 Color composite\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\"><\/picture><figcaption><strong>Phobos<\/strong><span>MRO \/ HiRISE \u00b7 2008<\/span><small>Color composite \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/photojournal\/phobos-from-6800-kilometers-color\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/University of Arizona \u2197<\/a><\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"mm-frame mm-frame--tycho\" aria-hidden=\"true\" inert><picture class=\"web-responsive-scene\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/tycho-lroc-d6ee52-mobile-480.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/tycho-lroc-d6ee52-mobile-800.webp 800w\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/tycho-lroc-d6ee52-desktop-1440.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/tycho-lroc-d6ee52-desktop-960.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/tycho-lroc-d6ee52-desktop-1440.webp 1440w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/tycho-lroc-d6ee52-desktop-1920.webp 1920w\" data-web-optimized=\"1\" sizes=\"100vw\" data-mm-deferred=\"1\"  width=\"1440\" height=\"720\" style=\";object-position:50% 50%!important\" alt=\"Tycho\u2019s central peak, Moon \u2014 LRO \/ LROC \u00b7 2011 \u00b7 Orbital observation\"  decoding=\"async\"><\/picture><figcaption><strong>Tycho\u2019s central peak, Moon<\/strong><span>LRO \/ LROC \u00b7 2011<\/span><small>Orbital observation \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/4220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA\/GSFC\/ASU\/SVS \u2197<\/a><\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"mm-frame mm-frame--ryugu\" aria-hidden=\"true\" inert><picture class=\"web-responsive-scene\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/ryugu-onct-fc2f5d-mobile-480.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/ryugu-onct-fc2f5d-mobile-768.webp 768w\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/ryugu-onct-fc2f5d-desktop-960.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/ryugu-onct-fc2f5d-desktop-960.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/ryugu-onct-fc2f5d-desktop-1024.webp 1024w\" data-web-optimized=\"1\" sizes=\"100vw\" data-mm-deferred=\"1\"  width=\"960\" height=\"480\" style=\";object-position:50% 50%!important\" alt=\"The surface of Ryugu \u2014 Hayabusa2 \/ ONC-T \u00b7 2018 \u00b7 Close-range observation\"  decoding=\"async\"><\/picture><figcaption><strong>The surface of Ryugu<\/strong><span>Hayabusa2 \/ ONC-T \u00b7 2018<\/span><small>Close-range observation \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hayabusa2.jaxa.jp\/en\/topics\/20181026e_TD1R1A_ONCT\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JAXA, University of Tokyo &amp; collaborators \u2197<\/a><\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"mm-frame mm-frame--dunes\" aria-hidden=\"true\" inert><picture class=\"web-responsive-scene\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/mars-dunes-614831-mobile-480.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/mars-dunes-614831-mobile-800.webp 800w\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/mars-dunes-614831-desktop-1440.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/mars-dunes-614831-desktop-960.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/mars-dunes-614831-desktop-1440.webp 1440w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/mars-dunes-614831-desktop-1920.webp 1920w\" data-web-optimized=\"1\" sizes=\"100vw\" data-mm-deferred=\"1\"  width=\"1440\" height=\"720\" style=\";object-position:50% 50%!important\" alt=\"Meridiani Planum, Mars \u2014 MRO \/ HiRISE \u00b7 2022 \u00b7 Enhanced-color observation\"  decoding=\"async\"><\/picture><figcaption><strong>Meridiani Planum, Mars<\/strong><span>MRO \/ HiRISE \u00b7 2022<\/span><small>Enhanced-color observation \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/photojournal\/dunes-in-meridiani-planum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/University of Arizona \u2197<\/a><\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"mm-frame mm-frame--gale\" aria-hidden=\"true\" inert><picture class=\"web-responsive-scene\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/gale-clean-86d9a607-mobile-480.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/gale-clean-86d9a607-mobile-768.webp 768w\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/gale-clean-86d9a607-desktop-1440.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/gale-clean-86d9a607-desktop-960.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/gale-clean-86d9a607-desktop-1440.webp 1440w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/gale-clean-86d9a607-desktop-1920.webp 1920w\" data-web-optimized=\"1\" sizes=\"100vw\" data-mm-deferred=\"1\"  width=\"1440\" height=\"720\" style=\";object-position:50% 50%!important\" alt=\"Gale Crater, Mars \u2014 Curiosity \/ Mastcam \u00b7 2017 \u00b7 White-balanced panorama\"  decoding=\"async\"><\/picture><figcaption><strong>Gale Crater, Mars<\/strong><span>Curiosity \/ Mastcam \u00b7 2017<\/span><small>White-balanced panorama \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/photojournal\/wide-angle-panorama-from-ridge-in-mars-gale-crater\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/MSSS \u2197<\/a><\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"mm-frame mm-frame--moon\" aria-hidden=\"true\" inert><picture class=\"web-responsive-scene\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/moon-malapert-5da302-mobile-480.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/moon-malapert-5da302-mobile-800.webp 800w\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/moon-malapert-5da302-desktop-960.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/moon-malapert-5da302-desktop-960.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/moon-malapert-5da302-desktop-1100.webp 1100w\" data-web-optimized=\"1\" sizes=\"100vw\" data-mm-deferred=\"1\"  width=\"960\" height=\"480\" style=\";object-position:50% 50%!important\" alt=\"Malapert Massif, Moon \u2014 LRO \/ LROC \u00b7 2023 \u00b7 Orbital observation\"  decoding=\"async\"><\/picture><figcaption><strong>Malapert Massif, Moon<\/strong><span>LRO \/ LROC \u00b7 2023<\/span><small>Orbital observation \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/resource\/malapert-massif\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA\/GSFC\/Arizona State University \u2197<\/a><\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"mm-frame mm-frame--melt\" aria-hidden=\"true\" inert><picture class=\"web-responsive-scene\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"100vw\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/tycho-falls-lroc-4f7c90-mobile-480.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/tycho-falls-lroc-4f7c90-mobile-800.webp 800w\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/tycho-falls-lroc-4f7c90-desktop-1440.webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/tycho-falls-lroc-4f7c90-desktop-960.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/tycho-falls-lroc-4f7c90-desktop-1440.webp 1440w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/tycho-falls-lroc-4f7c90-desktop-1920.webp 1920w\" data-web-optimized=\"1\" sizes=\"100vw\" data-mm-deferred=\"1\"  width=\"1440\" height=\"720\" style=\";object-position:50% 50%!important\" alt=\"Impact melt near Tycho, Moon \u2014 LRO \/ LROC \u00b7 Orbital observation\"  decoding=\"async\"><\/picture><figcaption><strong>Impact melt near Tycho, Moon<\/strong><span>LRO \/ LROC<\/span><small>Orbital observation \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/4220\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA\/GSFC\/ASU\/SVS \u2197<\/a><\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"mm-content\"><div class=\"mm-copy\"><p class=\"mm-eyebrow\">MIYAMOTO LAB \/ THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO<\/p><h1>Planetary surfaces.<br>Space resources.<\/h1><p class=\"mm-lead\">We study the surfaces of the Moon, Mars, and asteroids\u2014their materials, physical conditions, and environments. Spacecraft observations, experiments, and numerical modeling connect planetary evolution with resource exploration.<\/p><div class=\"mm-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/en\/research\/\">Explore our research \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/en\/join\/\">Join our lab \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/csri.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/\">CSRI \u2197<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/csri.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/cace\/\">CACE \u2197<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"mm-controls\"><div class=\"mm-selector\" role=\"group\" aria-label=\"Choose image\"><button class=\"mm-choice\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"01 \u00b7 Phobos\" aria-pressed=\"true\">01<\/button><button class=\"mm-choice\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"02 \u00b7 Tycho\u2019s central peak, Moon\" aria-pressed=\"false\">02<\/button><button class=\"mm-choice\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"03 \u00b7 The surface of Ryugu\" aria-pressed=\"false\">03<\/button><button class=\"mm-choice\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"04 \u00b7 Meridiani Planum, Mars\" aria-pressed=\"false\">04<\/button><button class=\"mm-choice\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"05 \u00b7 Gale Crater, Mars\" aria-pressed=\"false\">05<\/button><button class=\"mm-choice\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"06 \u00b7 Malapert Massif, Moon\" aria-pressed=\"false\">06<\/button><button class=\"mm-choice\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"07 \u00b7 Impact melt near Tycho, Moon\" aria-pressed=\"false\">07<\/button><\/div><div class=\"mm-transport\"><button class=\"mm-prev\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Previous image\">\u2190<\/button><button class=\"mm-next\" type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Next image\">\u2192<\/button><button class=\"mm-pause\" type=\"button\">Pause<\/button><\/div><\/div><span class=\"mm-status\" role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/span><\/section>\r\n<aside class=\"mm-missions\" aria-label=\"Selected mission roles\"><div class=\"mm-missions-inner\"><p>SELECTED MISSION ROLES<br>HIDEAKI MIYAMOTO<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/en\/research\/#lda\">Artemis \/ Lunar Dielectric Analyzer<span>Principal Investigator, LDA<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/en\/research\/#mmx\">Martian Moons eXploration \/ MMX<span>Science Board \u00b7 Surface Science &amp; Geology subteam PI<\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/en\/research\/#tsukimi\">TSUKIMI<span>Science PI \u00b7 Board member<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/aside><section class=\"mm-research-network\" id=\"research-network\"><div class=\"mm-network-inner\"><div class=\"mm-network-intro\"><p>FROM MIYAMOTO LAB TO GLOBAL COLLABORATION<\/p><h2>A laboratory connected<br>to a global research community<\/h2><p>Through CSRI, directed by Hideaki Miyamoto, our science, instrument development and researcher training connect disciplines across the University of Tokyo with international partners.<\/p><\/div><a class=\"mm-network-link\" href=\"https:\/\/csri.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/\"><strong>CSRI <span>\u2197<\/span><\/strong><b>Center for Space Resources and Innovation<\/b><small>A University of Tokyo research centre built on work rooted in Miyamoto Lab, linking science, engineering and the humanities and social sciences.<\/small><\/a><a class=\"mm-network-link\" href=\"https:\/\/csri.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/cace\/\"><strong>CACE <span>\u2197<\/span><\/strong><b>Four centres across Japan, the US, Australia and Luxembourg<\/b><small>Instrument development, researcher exchange and education connecting CSRI, Colorado School of Mines, Adelaide and ESRIC.<\/small><\/a><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group ml-section ml-source-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ml-wrap ml-source-feature is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ml-source-copy is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ml-kicker wp-block-paragraph\">ARTEMIS \/ LDA<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Back to the Moon.<br>Artemis and LDA.<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Artemis aims to return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time since Apollo, more than half a century ago. LDA is being developed as <strong>a science instrument for astronauts to deploy on the Moon.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>One of three instruments selected through NASA\u2019s global call, and the only one led from outside the United States.<\/strong> The University of Tokyo-led international team was chosen in NASA\u2019s first selection, announced in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hideaki Miyamoto serves as PI and Makito Kobayashi as Deputy PI. Under a direct contract with NASA, the team is developing LDA to measure the electrical properties of lunar soil and help reveal shallow subsurface structure and water ice.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"ml-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/en\/research\/#lda\">Explore LDA and its selection for Artemis \u2197<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full ml-source-photo\"><img data-web-optimized=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"523\" class=\"wp-image-2178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/lda-lunar-concept-9028a0-standard-960.webp\" alt=\"Concept illustration of LDA measurements on the Moon (CG). From the 2026 LDA presentation.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/lda-lunar-concept-9028a0-standard-480.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/lda-lunar-concept-9028a0-standard-960.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/lda-lunar-concept-9028a0-standard-1440.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), (max-width: 1280px) 60vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Concept illustration of LDA measurements on the Moon (CG). From the 2026 LDA presentation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group ml-section ml-feature is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ml-wrap is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ml-kicker wp-block-paragraph\">SPACE RESOURCES &#038; INNOVATION<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Leading lunar resource development.<br>The SX R&amp;D programme.<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Principal Investigator: Hideaki Miyamoto.<\/strong> The University of Tokyo leads this centre for lunar space-resource development, selected under JAXA\u2019s Space Strategy Fund SX programme.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:clamp(17.905px, 1.119rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.097), 28px);\"><strong>Funding ceiling: \u00a53.18 billion*<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the centre\u2019s entire programme, including shared research infrastructure funding.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">* Subject to change following stage-gate reviews and other assessments.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We connect resource exploration, collection, extraction, storage and use with technology demonstrations, industry collaboration and education. Working with CSRI, the programme brings together science, engineering and the institutions needed for space-resource use.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ml-feature-links is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/csri.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/\"><span>CSRI<small>Center for Space Resources and Innovation<\/small><\/span><span>\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp\/topics\/tp2025-06-05-001\"><span>SX Research &#038; Development Site<small>Research and technology for lunar resource development<\/small><\/span><span>\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fund.jaxa.jp\/content\/uploads\/kekka_rfp.pdf\"><span>Additional infrastructure support<small>Low-gravity environments and shared demonstration infrastructure (JAXA, Japanese)<\/small><\/span><span>\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group ml-section ml-source-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ml-wrap ml-source-feature is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ml-source-copy is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ml-kicker wp-block-paragraph\">MISSION HIGHLIGHT \/ MMX<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From the mission\u2019s origins<br>to the geology of Mars\u2019s moons.<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miyamoto serves on the MMX Science Board and leads SSG-SST. Together with our students, we connect surface geology, laboratory experiments and Phobos simulants to support the mission.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"ml-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/en\/research\/#mmx\">MMX research and selected papers \u2197<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-web-optimized=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/mmx-mars-orbit-jaxa-5b5642-standard-960.webp\" alt=\"Artist\u2019s impression of the MMX spacecraft entering orbit around Mars\" class=\"wp-image-2275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/mmx-mars-orbit-jaxa-5b5642-standard-480.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/mmx-mars-orbit-jaxa-5b5642-standard-960.webp 960w, https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/miyamoto-mission-hero\/assets\/web-v1\/mmx-mars-orbit-jaxa-5b5642-standard-1440.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), (max-width: 1280px) 60vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">MMX Mars orbit insertion (artist\u2019s impression, 2024 version). \u00a9 JAXA. <a href=\"https:\/\/jda.jaxa.jp\/result.php?lang=j&amp;id=4d37fd592e1de337897edfa0b962a76c\">Image source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group ml-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ml-intro ml-wrap is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ml-kicker wp-block-paragraph\">OUR LABORATORY<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From exploration<br>to possibility.<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Understanding a world comes before using its resources. We begin with the surfaces of the Moon, Mars and asteroids, and connect planetary science with exploration technology, analogue materials, resource utilization and society.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through mission data, experiments and numerical modelling, we work across science and engineering to develop the emerging field of space resource studies.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/en\/about\/\">About Miyamoto Lab \u2197<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group ml-section ml-research is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ml-wrap is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ml-section-heading is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ml-kicker wp-block-paragraph\">RESEARCH<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New worlds.<br>Fundamental questions.<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/en\/research\/\">Explore research themes \u2197<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ml-research-grid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ml-research-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ml-research-number wp-block-paragraph\">01 \/ EXPLORE<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LDA: a science instrument for Artemis<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of three astronaut-deployed instruments selected by NASA in 2024, and the only one led from outside the United States. Miyamoto serves as PI.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"ml-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/en\/research\/#lda\">Explore LDA \u2197<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ml-research-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ml-research-number wp-block-paragraph\">02 \/ DEVELOP<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Planetary simulants: purchase &amp; supply<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Materials representing the Moon, Mars and Phobos for instrument tests, space-resource research, education and exhibitions.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"ml-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/en\/simulant_request_en\/\">Purchase &amp; supply information \u2197<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ml-research-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ml-research-number wp-block-paragraph\">03 \/ ANALYZE<\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI analysis of rock particles<\/h3>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Automatically detect particles and measure size, shape and distributions in images, with applications in mining, construction and disaster-risk reduction.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"ml-text-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/en\/research\/#ai\">Technology &amp; collaboration \u2197<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group ml-section is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ml-wrap is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ml-section-heading is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ml-kicker wp-block-paragraph\">NEWS &#038; UPDATES<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">From the laboratory<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"ml-news-list\"><a class=\"ml-news-row\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/en\/2025\/10\/01\/csri-established\/\"><time datetime=\"2025-10-01\">2025.10.01<\/time><span class=\"ml-news-tag\">RESEARCH<\/span><span>The Center for Space Resources and Innovation is established<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><a class=\"ml-news-row\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/en\/2025\/06\/05\/sx-kickoff\/\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-05\">2025.06.05<\/time><span class=\"ml-news-tag\">RESEARCH<\/span><span>Space-resource development activities begin at the SX R&amp;D site<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group ml-section ml-join is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ml-wrap is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"ml-kicker wp-block-paragraph\">JOIN OUR LAB<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bring your next question.<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mission data, experiments or numerical modelling: we help you develop a research direction from your interests and strengths.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a class=\"ml-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miyamoto-lab.com\/en\/join\/\">Students &#038; collaborations <span>\u2197<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ARTEMIS \/ LDA Back to the Moon.Artemis and LDA. 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