JAXA Gives OK to Astro-F Checkout
Three months after launching Astro-F, JAXA has completed instrument checkout and unveiled initial infrared-camera images of a galaxy and nebula thousands of light-years from Earth that establish the satellite as an important new IR observatory. Also called Akari, the 925-kg. (2,035-lb.) Astro-F is...
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