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January 20, 2014

Himiko and the Cosmic Dawn
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jan 20, 2014
The Subaru Telescope, an 8.2-meter telescope operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, has been combing the night sky since 1999. Located at the Mauna Kea Observatories in Hawaii, the telescope has been systematically surveying each degree of space, whether it looks promising or not, in search of objects worthy of further investigation. One of the most fascinating objects to emerge from the Subaru Telescope's wide-field survey-Himiko-was discovered in 2009. Himiko, a "space blob" ... read more

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