Why X-ray astronomers are anxious for good news from troubled Hitomi satellite
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - 08:30
in Astronomy & Space
On February 16, the Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) successfully launched the ASTRO-H satellite from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. The space telescope named Hitomi – "pupil" in Japanese – carried with it the hopes and dreams of astrophysicists from around the world.