A New Eye in Space

By Maggie Masetti
February 17, 2016
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It’s with greatest pleasure that we say congratulations to the whole ASTRO-H team for a successful launch. Or should we say, the Hitomi team. ASTRO-H has been newly re-christened, as is the Japanese tradition upon a successful launch. The name Hitomi has a significance, and that is this. According to the JAXA release, it essentially means the “eye, specifically the pupil, or entrance window of the eye – the aperture!”

Here are some lovely photos of the picture perfect launch. Thanks to Scott Porter for sending them to us! (Also, click on the photos for full resolution.)