Science August 7, 2020

Stellar Egg Hunt with ALMA—Tracing Evolution from Embryo to Baby Star

Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) took a census of stellar eggs in the constellation Taurus and revealed their evolution state.

Science August 1, 2020

Machine Learning Finds a Surprising Early Galaxy—Breaking the Lowest Oxygen Abundance Record

New results achieved by combining big data captured by the Subaru Telescope and the power of machine learning have discovered a galaxy with an extremely low oxygen abundance of 1.6% solar abundance, breaking the previous record of the lowest oxygen abundance.

Topics July 20, 2020

Japanese Amateur Astronomers Discovers New Nova in Sagittarius

A Japanese amateur astronomer, Shigehisa Fujikawa discovered a new object in Sagittarius on the night of July 16, 2020 (JST) and communicated it to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.

Topics July 17, 2020

Munehito Shoda Wins International Astronomical Union PhD Prize

Munetoshi Shoda (JSPS Research Fellow) at the Solar Science Observatory of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) was awarded the 2019 PhD Prize in the Solar and Heliospheric Division by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

Topics July 15, 2020

Subaru Telescope and New Horizons Explore the Outer Solar System

Collaborative observations with NASA’s New Horizons mission have been ongoing at the Subaru Telescope since May 2020.

Science July 10, 2020

The Lion’s Roar: New Telescope Spots Superflare in Leo

A new telescope in Okayama, Japan observed a superflare on a star in the constellation Leo to better understand how superflares on the Sun can affect technology and life on Earth.

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Topics July 6, 2020

NAOJ Researchers Win 2020 MEXT Commendation for Science and Technology

Four members of the NAOJ 4D2U Project have received the prestigious Award for Science and Technology (Public Understanding Promotion Category) of the 2020 Commendations for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

Science June 11, 2020

New Method to Study Barred Spiral Galaxies

Analysis of gas motion in 20 nearby spiral galaxies has revealed a clear difference between those with bars and those without bars.

Science June 2, 2020

Large Simulation Finds New Origin of Supermassive Black Holes

Computer simulations conducted by astrophysicists at Tohoku University in Japan, have revealed a new theory for the origin of supermassive black holes.

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Science May 22, 2020

ALMA Spots Twinkling Heart of Milky Way

Astronomers using the ALMA found quasi-periodic flickers in millimeter-waves from the center of the Milky Way, Sgr A*.