Article: http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/japan-loses-track-of-273-million-black-hole-satellite-160328.htm
Summary: A billion dollar Japanese space craft sent to explore black holes has now lost communication with it's base. It touched ground but since has been reported to be in many peices. Japan considers this a serious issue, and while they know it's approximate location, they really need it's specific location. Japan is very interested in the study of black holes and the craft was supposedly supposed to be collecting data on a very large hole. Japan's space program is one that they value a lot, and have had many successes both scientifically and commercially.
Analysis: this reminds me of the space race that took place between the US and the Soviet Union. At this time, there was a battle between democracy and communism and every upper hand a country could achieve, it went for. This also can relate to the US's history of putting a lot toward NASA, and scientific research and education.
I think it's cool that Japan sent a spacecraft to study black holes. Although it does have some risks considering black holes are sometimes unpredictable. -Mattie Whisler 9th period Flex
ReplyDeleteIt is very unfortunate that Japan has lost such a valuable asset to their space program. I hope that they will be able to locate the space craft and retrieve all the data it has collected because it could be used to make some ground breaking discoveries about black holes, which scientists still do not know much about.
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