Hiroyuki Tako Ishikawa
Postdoctoral Researcher, Astrophysics, Western University
I do spectroscopy of cool low-mass stars and planetary-mass objects with an astrobiological motivation. I am also interested in outreach such as star gazing tours and talks for children. I love traveling, singing, jogging, taking photos, looking up sky or planetarium, rakugan, onsen, and octopus.
Latest articles by Hiroyuki Tako Ishikawa
![Artist's illustration of the surface of a planet in the TRAPPIST-1 system, which hosts seven roughly Earth-size worlds. According to one new study, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope could help scientists to detect and study atmospheres in the TRAPPIST-1 planetary system.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bmxSPa8GgPZh6BExKozJBk-320-80.jpg)
The discovery of a new Earth-like planet could shed further light on what makes a planet habitable
By Vigneshwaran Krishnamurthy, Hiroyuki Tako Ishikawa published
A team of international scientists has announced the discovery of Gliese 12 b, a temperate, Earth-sized exoplanet just 40 light-years away.
Get the Space.com Newsletter
Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!
MORE FROM SPACE...