Science February 13, 2014

A Drastic Chemical Change Occurring in Birth of Planetary System: Has the Solar System also Experienced it?

The international research team observed the protostar with ALMA, and discovered an unexpected chemical change.

Science January 28, 2014

Active Supermassive Black Holes Revealed in Merging Galaxies

Infrared observation of merging galaxies with the Subaru Telescope found that at least one SMBH becomes active and luminous.

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Science January 17, 2014

ALMA Discovers a Formation Site of a Giant Planetary System

An evidence of a giant planetary system formation has been obtained around a young star by ALMA.

Topics December 6, 2013

Subaru Telescope’s Image Captures the Intricacy of Comet Lovejoy’s Tail

Astronomers used Suprime-Cam mounted on the Subaru Telescope to capture an image of Comet Lovejoy’s ion tail.

Science December 6, 2013

Marching to the Beat: Subaru’s FMOS Reveals the Well-Orchestrated Growth of Massive Galaxies in the Early Universe

International research team has found the galaxies provided a nurturing environment for the birth of new stars.

Topics December 3, 2013

Spectrum of Outburst from Comet ISON Obtained by Subaru Telescope’s High-Dispersion Spectrograph

Astronomers used the HDS mounted on the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii to successfully observe Comet ISON.

Topics November 26, 2013

Hyper Suprime-Cam Captures a Clear Image of Comet ISON’s Long Tails

HSC, mounted on the Subaru Telescope, has successfully imaged the Comet ISON and the comet's long tails.

Science November 22, 2013

ALMA and Hubble Observations Probe a Giant Blob, Himiko, Seen Close to Cosmic Dawn

Astronomers have explored the nature of a mysterious huge object called “Himiko” in the early universe with ALMA and Hubble Space Telescope.

Topics November 18, 2013

Subaru Telescope Captures Visible-Light Images of the Comets ISON and Lovejoy

The FOCAS mounted on the Subaru Telescope captured images of the detailed structures of comets ISON and Lovejoy.

Topics November 15, 2013

Seven Buildings in Mitaka Campus become as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties

On Nov. 15, 2013, the report of registered tangible cultural properties for seven buildings of NAOJ Mitaka campus was submitted.