Editor’s note, Feb. 17, 2016: ASTRO-H launched successfully on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, at 3:45 a.m. EST. The satellite subsequently deployed its solar arrays and is currently functioning normally. ASTRO-H will provide astronomers with a new view of the high-energy universe and has been renamed Hitomi, which translates to “pupil of the eye.”  Editor’s note, Feb. 16, … Continue reading New X-ray Space Observatory to Study Black Holes and History of Galaxy Clusters