Topics February 20, 2021

CLASP2 Team Receives NASA/MSFC Group Achievement Honor Award

The Japan-US-Europe Joint Rocket Experiment (CLASP2) team received the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Group Achievement Honor Award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Science February 16, 2021

Supercomputer Turns Back Cosmic Clock

Astronomers have tested a method for reconstructing the state of the early Universe by applying it to 4000 simulated universes using the ATERUI II supercomputer at NAOJ. They found that together with new observations the method can set better constraints on inflation.

Science January 26, 2021

When galaxies collide—Models suggest galactic collisions can starve massive black holes

It was previously thought that collisions between galaxies would necessarily add to the activity of the massive black holes at their centers. However, researchers have performed the most accurate simulations of a range of collision scenarios and have found that some collisions can reduce the activity of their central black holes.

Topics January 13, 2021

A new-year’s message from the Director General, NAOJ

A new-year’s message from the Director General of NAOJ, Dr. Saku Tsuneta

Science December 18, 2020

Compressive Fluctuations Heat Ions in Space Plasma

New simulations carried out in part on the ATERUI II supercomputer in Japan have found that the reason ions exist at higher temperatures than electrons in space plasma is because they are better able to absorb energy from compressive turbulent fluctuations in the plasma.

Topics December 18, 2020

The Subaru Telescope Photographs the Next Target Asteroid for Hayabusa2

On December 10, 2020 (Hawaiʻi Standard Time), the Subaru Telescope imaged the small asteroid 1998 KY26, the target of Hayabusa2’s extended mission.

Science December 8, 2020

Study Confirms Dark Coating Can Reduce Satellite Reflectivity

Observations conducted by the Murikabushi Telescope of Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory confirmed that dark coating can reduce satellite reflectivity by half.

Topics November 26, 2020

The Subaru Telescope Hails Return of Hayabusa2

On November 20, 2020 (HST), the Subaru Telescope captured Hayabusa2 on its way back to Earth after exploring the asteroid (162173) Ryugu.

Science November 26, 2020

Earth Faster, Closer to Black Hole in New Map of Galaxy

Earth just got 7 km/s faster and about 2000 light-years closer to the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. But don...

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Science October 28, 2020

Galaxies in the Infant Universe were Surprisingly Mature

Massive galaxies were already much more mature in the early universe than previously expected.