Why X-ray Astronomers Are Anxious for Good News From Troubled Hitomi SatelliteSavePrintabidal/iStockKevin Schawinski4/5/2016|Updated: 4/5/2016An H-2A rocket carrying an X-ray astronomy satellite called "Hitomi" is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, on Feb. 17, 2016. Kyodo News via APShare this articleLeave a commentKevin SchawinskiAuthorAuthor’s Selected ArticlesBeyond Today’s Crowdsourced Science to Tomorrow’s Citizen Science CyborgsMar 17, 2016Related TopicsHitomi satellite