Science June 17, 2016

ALMA Detected the Most Distant Oxygen

Astronomers using the ALMA detected a clear signal from oxygen in a galaxy located 13.1 billion light-years away from us.

Topics June 16, 2016

Second Gravitational Wave Detection Confirms High Rate of Black Hole Collisions

For the second time, it is announced that scientists from the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo Collaboration have observed gravitational waves.

Science June 7, 2016

Japan OISTER collaboration uncovers the origin of extraordinary supernovae

Using data obtained through the OISTER in Japan, Researcher at Konan University, demonstrated that the origin of extraordinary supernovae can be explained by the ‘accretion scenario.’

Science May 25, 2016

Footprints of Baby Planets Imprinted in a Gas Disk

A new analysis of the ALMA data for a young star HL Tauri provides yet more firm evidence of baby planets around the star.

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Science May 11, 2016

New Test by Deepest Galaxy Map Finds Einstein's Theory Stands True

By using FOMS on the Subaru Telescope, an international team has made a 3D map of 3000 galaxies 13 billion light years from Earth.

Topics April 26, 2016

NAOJ Researchers Receive the MEXT Commendation for Science and Technology

Five researchers and engineers received Prizes for Science and Technology and two young researchers received The Young Scientists' Prize, in the commendations by MEXT.

Topics March 16, 2016

Special Website “Multiwavelength Universe” English version has Opened.

The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) has created an English version of the special website “Multiwavelength Universe,...

Science March 10, 2016

Mysterious Infrared Light from Space Resolved Perfectly

A research team using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has detected the faintest millimeter-wave source ever observe...

Science March 10, 2016

Deciphering Compact Galaxies in the Young Universe

A group of researchers using the Suprime-Cam instrument on the Subaru Telescope has discovered about 80 young galaxies that existed in the ...

Science March 3, 2016

ALMA Spots Baby Star’s Growing Blanket

Researchers have made the first direct observations delineating the gas disk around a baby star from the infalling gas envelope by ALMA.