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*.

Science May 14, 2020

TRAPPIST-1 Planetary Orbits not Misaligned: First Scientific Result by the New Spectrograph on the Subaru Telescope

Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope have determined that the Earth-like planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system are not significantly misaligned with the rotation of the star.

Science April 28, 2020

TAMA300 Blazes Trail for Improved Gravitational Wave Astronomy

Researchers at the NAOJ have used the infrastructure of the former TAMA300 gravitational wave detector in Mitaka, Tokyo to demonstrate a new technique to reduce quantum noise in detectors.

Science March 27, 2020

ALMA Resolves Gas Impacted by Young Jets from Supermassive Black Hole

Astronomers obtained the first resolved image of disturbed gaseous clouds in a galaxy 11 billion light-years away by using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA).

Topics March 25, 2020

Dr. Mitsuru Soma Wins Homer F. DaBoll Award

Dr. Mitsuru Soma, an assistant professor in the Division of Science at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) has won the 2019 Homer F. DaBoll Award presented by the International Occultation Timing Association (IOTA).

Science March 23, 2020

Star Formation Project Maps Nearby Interstellar Clouds

Astronomers have captured new, detailed maps of three nearby interstellar gas clouds containing regions of ongoing high-mass star formation.

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