New instruments, which allow us to peer into previously inaccessible parts of the cosmos, are the first step toward unraveling its secrets. On Thursday morning in Japan (1:42 a.m. CEST), JAXA, the Japanese space agency, launched a mission from the Tanegashima Space Center. has launched XRISM and SLIM into space as planned. These two probes will help answer questions about the universe on a grand scale, but also about nearby worlds like the Moon.
