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.

Topics November 12, 2013

Subaru Telescope Captures Clear Image of Comet ISON in the Mid-Infrared Range

The team has captured an image of Comet ISON with the tail by the Subaru Telescope. It is the first clear image in the mid-infrared to show.

Science November 5, 2013

Astronomers Establish the Strength of High-Inclination Asteroids

A team found a smaller fraction of tiny bodies occur among high-inclination asteroids than those near the ecliptic plane with observing faint asteroids by the Subaru Telescope.

Science October 24, 2013

Unique Chemical Composition Surrounding Supermassive Black Hole – A Step toward Development of New Black Hole Exploration Method

A research team succeeded to capture a detailed image of high-density molecular gas around black hole by ALMA.

Science October 17, 2013

Fat Black Holes Grown up in Cities: “Observational” result using Virtual Observatory

A research team discovered the location of massive black holes by the Virtual Observatory.

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Topics October 4, 2013

Production of the Mirror Segment Blanks for the TMT Primary Mirror has Begun -- The First Batch of Mirror Blanks is Complete

The actual mirror blanks for the primary mirror of the TMT are complete and ready for surface finishing.