Topics April 23, 2015

Opening of “1 min. NAOJ TOPICS” a Special Website for Videos

We are pleased to announce the opening of “1 min. NAOJ TOPICS,” a special website collecting easy to understand 1 minute videos introducing some of the research activities being conducted at NAOJ.

Science April 7, 2015

Unprecedented views of lensed galaxy and asteroid Juno taken with ALMA

Astronomers obtained unprecedentedly sharp image of a distant galaxy SDP.81 and an asteroid Juno with the ALMA.

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Topics April 1, 2015

Announcement of the NAOJ Website Renewal

We launched new NAOJ website. The point of this renewal is to accommodate various devices. Please continue to use the NAOJ website from here on.

Science March 31, 2015

ALMA Disentangles Complex Birth of Giant Stars

The results of the massive-star forming region observation with ALMA shows the presence of multiple gas outflows from a protostar.

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Topics March 17, 2015

Grand Reopening of the 4D2U Dome Theater

4D2U Dome Theater in NAOJ Mitaka campus updated entire projection system and public screenings are scheduled to restart in April 2015.

Science March 5, 2015

Subaru Telescope Observes Rapid Changes in a Comet’s Plasma Tail

Researchers reveal clear details about rapidly changing activity in that comet's plasma tail observed by Subaru Telescope.

Science February 26, 2015

ALMA Revealed Surprisingly Mild Environment around a Supermassive Black Hole

A research team observed M77 by ALMA and discovered that organic molecules are concentrated in a region surrounding a supermassive black hole at its center.

Science February 18, 2015

Classical Nova Explosions are Major Lithium Factories in the Universe

Using the 8.2-meter Subaru Telescope High Dispersion Spectrograph (HDS), a team of astronomers observed Nova Delphini 2013 and discovered that the outburst is producing a large amount of lithium.

Science December 4, 2014

Astronomers Identify Gas Spirals as a Nursery of Twin Stars through ALMA Observation

The observation results by ALMA unveil the mechanism of the birth and growth of binary stars, ubiquitous throughout the Universe.

Topics November 27, 2014

Huge Sunspots and their Magnetic Structure observed by “Hinode”

Hinode satellite observed the huge sunspots and the magnetic structure of it on the surface of the Sun.