Japan launches new space observatory ASTRO-H
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has launched a new space observatory called ASTRO-H. The observatory is designed to study celestial objects that emit X-rays like black holes, dying stars and galaxy clusters. The sixth in a series of JAXA’s X-ray astronomy satellites, ASTRO-H is capable of detecting X-rays more than 10 times fainter than its telescope predecessor, Suzaku.