2012
May 10, 2012
Tribute to Professor Morita
Beginning May 8 (Chilean Time) and for the next several days, we are flying the flags of the ALMA pa... » more
May 1, 2012
Subaru-Led Team Discovers a Rare Stellar Disk of Quartz Dust
A research team of Japanese astronomers led by Dr. Hideaki Fujiwara (Subaru Telescope) has discovere... » more
April 25, 2012
Polar Field Reversal as Observed with Hinode
An international research team consisting mainly of researchers from NAOJ and RIKEN are regularly co... » more
April 13, 2012
ALMA Reveals Workings of Nearby Planetary System
A new observatory still under construction has given astronomers a major breakthrough in understandi... » more
April 13, 2012
Close Planetary Encounter Seen above Mauna Kea
Subaru Telescope’s Public Information Officer/Scientist, Dr. Hideaki Fujiwara, was fortunate to be a... » more
March 29, 2012
Mapping Galaxy Formation in Dual Mode
A team of astronomers led by David Sobral (Leiden Observatory and Royal Observatory of Edinburgh) ha... » more
March 21, 2012
Surprising Discovery of a Rare “Emerald-Cut” Galaxy
An international team of astronomers has discovered a rare, rectangular-shaped galaxy that has a st... » more
March 19, 2012
Discovery of Japan’s Oldest Photographic Plates of a Starfield
A team lead by Jun-ichi Watanabe and the Public Outreach and Archive Office has been inspecting as m... » more
March 6, 2012
Subaru Telescope: The Next Generation
Photo1: Subaru Telescope staff explain career opportunities to local high school students at the Ca... » more
March 6, 2012
Yes, It Snows on Mauna Kea
Despite tourists' dreams of perpetual sunny skies on a tropical island, the reality of weather patte... » more