Science April 30, 2019

Star with Strange Chemistry is from Out of Town

stronomers have discovered a star in the Milky Way Galaxy with a chemical composition unlike any other star in our Galaxy.

Topics April 23, 2019

CLASP2 Rocket Experiment Launched

The CLASP2 sounding rocket experiment launched from the White Sands in the USA and observed the Sun for 6 minutes.

Events April 22, 2019

Publicizing NAOJ Overseas with “IZAKAYA: Japanese Science Pub”

NAOJ ran a joint booth with eight research institutes and universities at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) from February 14 to 17 in Washington D.C., U.S.A.

Topics April 18, 2019

Yoshida and Other Researchers Receive the MEXT Commendation for Science and Technology

Prizes for Science and Technology (Research Category) in the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) were awarded to researchers who have achieved outstanding results in observation research using the Subaru Telescope.

Science April 10, 2019

Astronomers Capture First Image of a Black Hole — Japanese researchers contribute to paradigm-shifting observations of the gargantuan black hole at the heart of distant galaxy Messier 87

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) was designed to capture images of a black hole. Today, in coordinated press conferences across the globe, EHT researchers reveal that they have succeeded, unveiling the first direct visual evidence of a supermassive black hole and its shadow.

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Science April 3, 2019

Simulations Find Mechanism of Brightest Flashes in Universe

Scientists have used simulations to show that the photons emitted by long gamma-ray bursts, the most powerful electromagnetic phenomena in the Universe, originate at the visible surface of high-speed jets emitted by exploding stars.

Science April 2, 2019

WIMPs Beat MACHOs for Control of the Universe

An international team of researchers used observations with the Subaru Telescope to rule out MACHOs as a major component of dark matter.

Science March 28, 2019

Congratulations it’s Twins! Binary Stars Born Together

Astronomers have found a molecular cloud that is collapsing to form two massive protostars that will eventually become a binary star system. This observations show that binary stars form together.

Science March 20, 2019

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Star Formation and the Rich Dust from Ancient Stars

Researchers have detected a radio signal from abundant interstellar dust in MACS0416_Y1, a galaxy 13.2 billion light-years away in the constellation Eridanus.

Topics March 14, 2019

NAOJ Director General Saku Tsuneta Wins Japan Academy Prize

Dr. Saku Tsuneta, Director General of NAOJ, has won the Japan Academy Prize.