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Amaterasu

American  
[ah-mah-te-rah-soo] / ˈɑ mɑ tɛˈrɑ sʊ /

noun

  1. the Japanese Shinto goddess personifying the sun.


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The Amaterasu particle has been especially difficult to explain because its estimated arrival direction traces back to a cosmic void, a region of space with no clear source capable of producing ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays.

From Science Daily Jun. 9, 2026

Datasection said at the time that Amaterasu had been selected for its expertise and independence, as well as cost considerations.

From Barron's Dec. 19, 2025

Amaterasu managing partner Satoshi Fukudome declined to comment on his firm’s engagement with Datasection, citing confidentiality obligations.

From Barron's Dec. 19, 2025

Amaterasu, for example, was the Shinto goddess of the sun.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

Those chronicles describe how the sun goddess Amaterasu, born from the left eye of the creator god Izanagi, sent her grandson Ninigi to earth on the Japanese island of Kyushu to wed an earthly deity.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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