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February 17, 2016

Japan launches satellite to study black holes
Tokyo (AFP) Feb 17, 2016
Japan successfully launched a jointly developed space observation satellite on Wednesday tasked with studying mysterious black holes, the country's space agency said. The ASTRO-H satellite, developed in collaboration between the agency, NASA and other groups, is set to orbit at an altitude of about 580 kilometres (360 miles) and observe X-rays emanating mainly from black holes and galaxy clusters. The satellite was carried out by the country's mainstay H-IIA rocket, which soared towards the hea ... read more

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