Science February 25, 2016

Subaru-HiCIAO Spots Young Stars Surreptitiously Gluttonizing Their Birth Clouds

International team has used the HiCIAO camera on the Subaru Telescope to reveal dramatic moments in star and planet formation.

Science February 25, 2016

New Fast Radio Burst Discovery Finds ‘Missing Matter’ in the Universe

International team identified the distant location of a fast radio burst (FRB) for the first time with using radio and optical telescopes.

Topics February 24, 2016

Partial Solar Eclipse on March 9, 2016

On March 9, 2016, a partial solar eclipse can be observed throughout Japan.

Topics February 16, 2016

2015 External Review Report is Released

The report of the External Review for the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan is released.

Topics February 12, 2016

On the direct detection of the gravitational waves by LIGO

The research team announced that the LIGO Scientific Collaboration has detected gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes.

Topics February 9, 2016

Multilingual Universe from “Mitaka”

The door to the digital Universe has been flung open!

Science February 4, 2016

A Violent Wind Blown from the Heart of a Galaxy Tells the Tale of a Merger

The team has succeeded in revealing the detail structure of ionized gas outflow streaming from the starburst galaxy by Subaru Telescope.

Science January 15, 2016

Signs of Second Largest Black Hole in the Milky Way - Possible Missing Link in Black Hole Evolution

Astronomers have detected signs of black hole with large mass around the center of the Milky Way by Nobeyama 45-m Radio Telescope.

Topics January 4, 2016

New Year Greetings from Director General

New Year Greetings from Director General of NAOJ.

Topics December 18, 2015

Final Results of NameExoWorlds Public Vote Released

Final results of NameExoWorlds released. The names of 19 ExoWorlds have been chosen by public vote in the NameExoWorlds contest, and accepted by the IAU.