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Announcement of next Director General of the NAOJ (November 30, 2023)

Subaru Telescope Observations Suspended (updated on November 23, 2023)

Regarding the preventive actions for the novel coronavirus (updated on August 31, 2023)

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Recent Updates

December 5, 2023 | Division of Science
The James Webb Space Telescope discovered numerous supermassive black holes in the distant universe
December 4, 2023 | ALMA
NAOJ Director General and NAOJ ALMA Project Director visit University of Chile
November 21, 2023 | ALMA
The ALMA Board shows its gratitude to NAOJ Director General Saku Tsuneta
November 14, 2023 | Division of Science
Did the Solar System Originate 10,000 Light-Years Away?
November 14, 2023 | ALMA
New US & Japan Partnership Will Make the World’s Most Powerful Telescope Even More Sensitive
November 7, 2023 | Subaru Telescope
Subaru Telescope Mentors Four Students in the 20th Anniversary Year of the Akamai Workforce Initiative
November 2, 2023 | Center for Computational Astrophysics
Deep Learning Speeds Up Galactic Calculations -- A new way to simulate supernovae may help shed light on our cosmic origins

Recent Updates

Event Infomation

NAOJ Hosted Events

Mitaka Campus Regular Events

Regular Stargazing Parties
Twice a month, reservations required.

4D2U Dome Theater
Three times a month, reservations required. (Japanese language only)

NAOJ Big Projects

  • ALMA
  • Subaru Telescope
  • KAGRA
  • TMT-J Project Office

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  • EACOA
  • East Asia Observatory