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(日本語) 2016年度新メンバー

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Successful Launch of ASTRO-H (2016/2/17)

ASTRO-H was launched from JAXA's Tanegashima Space Center by H-IIA #30 on February 17, 2016. The satellite was successfully launched and named "Hitomi." (c) W. B. Iwakiri

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Launch of X-ray Astronomical Satellite ASTRO-H (2016/1/26)

The 6th Japanese X-ray astronomical satellite ASTRO-H will be launched on February 12, 2016 from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center (TNSC) by the H-IIA launch vehicle F-30. ASTRO-H is constructed by all the Japanese institutes related to the X-ray astrophysics including RIKEN in collaboration with US and Europe. The total mass of the satellite is 2.7 […]

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PRAXyS Selected for Phase A !

Polarimetry for Relativistic Astrophysical X-ray Sources (PRAXyS) was selected for Phase A by NASA headquarters on July 30, 2015. PRAXyS is the world first mission for sensitive X-ray polarimetry with expected launch in 2020. After 11 months of concept study (Phase A), one of three Phase A missions will be selected to proceed with construction […]

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2015 RIKEN Open House

The RIKEN Wako campus was opened to the public on April 18, 2015. About 7,000 people visited RIKEN. We exhibited various posters about our research and a detector which we are now developing for a satellite-based astronomical observation. The visitors of our booth looked very excited by hearing the story from the members. If you […]

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[Interview] Brookhaven National Laboratory Newsroom

Yuki Okura Postdoctoral Researcher was interviewed about the study of the CCD properties for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) Project by Brookhaven National Laboratory Newsroom. Web article of the interview

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