Topics May 18, 2012

Memorial Service for Prof. Koh-Ichiro Morita was Held in Santiago

On May 14 (Chilean Time), a memorial service was held at the Santiago Central Offices of the Joint ALMA Office (JAO) for Professor Koh-Ichir...

Topics May 10, 2012

Tribute to Professor Morita

Beginning May 8 (Chilean Time) and for the next several days, we are flying the flags of the ALMA partnership at half mast up at the Operati...

Science May 1, 2012

Subaru-Led Team Discovers a Rare Stellar Disk of Quartz Dust

A research team of Japanese astronomers led by Dr. Hideaki Fujiwara (Subaru Telescope) has discovered a main-sequence star that is surrounde...

Science April 25, 2012

Polar Field Reversal as Observed with Hinode

An international research team consisting mainly of researchers from NAOJ and RIKEN are regularly conducting magnetic field observation in t...

Science April 13, 2012

ALMA Reveals Workings of Nearby Planetary System

A new observatory still under construction has given astronomers a major breakthrough in understanding a nearby planetary system that can pr...

Topics April 13, 2012

Close Planetary Encounter Seen above Mauna Kea

Subaru Telescope’s Public Information Officer/Scientist, Dr. Hideaki Fujiwara, was fortunate to be at the right place at the right time to v...

Science March 29, 2012

Mapping Galaxy Formation in Dual Mode

A team of astronomers led by David Sobral (Leiden Observatory and Royal Observatory of Edinburgh) has explored the synergies between the Sub...

Science March 21, 2012

Surprising Discovery of a Rare “Emerald-Cut” Galaxy

An international team of astronomers has discovered a rare, rectangular-shaped galaxy that has a striking resemblance to an emerald-cut dia...

Science March 19, 2012

Discovery of Japan’s Oldest Photographic Plates of a Starfield

A team lead by Jun-ichi Watanabe and the Public Outreach and Archive Office has been inspecting as many as 20,000 old photographic plates, w...

Events March 6, 2012

Subaru Telescope: The Next Generation

Photo1: Subaru Telescope staff explain career opportunities to local high school students at the Career and Opportunity Expo. The future of...