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Example of the optical design for the NIR coronagraph. (Top) Overall layout of the optical system, where the post-coronagraph section shows only the imaging part and omits the spectroscopic part. (Bottom) Enlarged view of the imaging part. -- astro-ph.IM

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Japan’s Possible Contributions For Coronagraph Of The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO)

by Keith CowingJune 12, 2026June 12, 2026

In this paper, we describe Japan’s possible contributions for coronagraph of the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) based on our independent study.

Composite age model constructed from the NKT section and comparison to other estimates for the age and duration of OAE1a. Two youngest dated tuffs SAB-046 and SAB-054 correlated from the nearby SAB section. Shaded distributions in color denote the summed probability distribution of 206Pb/238U dates for each tuff, as likelihood inputs into Bayesian modeling. Posterior distributions are superimposed in black on original likelihoods. The black solid line indicates the median, and the 95% HDI indicated by light gray shading represents the model uncertainty for all interpolated points between tuffs. The right panel illustrates estimates for the age of onset and termination of OAE1a at other sites compared to our results from Hokkaido. Note that, as described in the text, OAE1a is not consistently defined. Hk, Hokkaido; Cs, Cismon; Pb, Piobbico; Pg, Poggio le Guaine; Sb, Svalbard; Sd, Shandong. Only symbols with an error bar represent dates with an uncertainty value; otherwise, no uncertainty is provided. -- Science Advances

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Prehistoric Rock In Japan Reveals Clues To A Major Ocean Anoxic Event

by Keith CowingDecember 18, 2024December 19, 2024

By studying prehistoric rocks and fossils emerging from the side of Mount Ashibetsu in Japan, researchers have precisely refined the timing and duration of Ocean Anoxic Event 1a (OAE 1a), […]

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Japan’s Possible Contributions For Coronagraph Of The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO)

Prehistoric Rock In Japan Reveals Clues To A Major Ocean Anoxic Event

Juice Astrobiology Mission To Fly Past Earth For Third Gravity Assist

Planetary Health Check 2026 Finds Mounting Pressures Across Earth’s Life Support Systems – Reports And Proceedings

Prebiotic Peptide Formation Triggered By Urea-rich Warm Little Ponds On Early Earth

Thyles Rupes Region Of Mars

Do Himalayan-style Mountains Lie Under The Antarctic ice: Implication For The Gondwana Supermountains, The Rise Of Oxygen And The Cambrian Explosion?