Topics March 6, 2012

Yes, It Snows on Mauna Kea

Despite tourists' dreams of perpetual sunny skies on a tropical island, the reality of weather patterns on the Island of Hawai'i is complex ...

Science February 9, 2012

Subaru Telescope Captures Images of the “Stealth Merger” of Dwarf Galaxies

Suprime-Cam captured this image of the nearby dwarf galaxy NGC 4449 (lower left) and its companion (upper right), a dwarf galaxy that has b...

Topics January 30, 2012

The Role of Subaru Telescope in Supernova Research: A Q and A Interview with Nobel Laureate Saul Perlmutter

Researchers discuss the observational results with Dr. Saul Perlmutter. Inset is a group picture taken during one of the workshops of theSu...

Science January 20, 2012

Precise Measurement of Dark Matter Distribution with Strong and Weak Gravitational Lensing

An international research group led by Masamune Oguri, an assistant professor at IPMU, has made a precise measurement of dark matter distri...

Science January 4, 2012

Subaru's Sharp Eye Confirms Signs of Unseen Planets in the Dust Ring of HR 4796A

Near-infrared (1.6 micron) image of the debris ring around the star HR 4796 A. An astronomical unit (AU) is a unit of length that correspon...

Science December 28, 2011

Complete Map of Molecular Gas and Interstellar Dust of M33

A research group lead by Shinya KOMUGI (NAOJ) and Tomoka TOSAKI (Joetsu University of Education), has succeeded in completing a wide-field,...

Science December 26, 2011

Discovery of a Vigorous Star-Forming Galaxy at the Cosmic Dawn

An international team of astronomers led by Masami Ouchi at the University of Tokyo has discovered a vigorous, star-forming galaxy that exi...

Topics November 24, 2011

Dr. Iye Honored with the Medal with Purple Ribbon

Dr. Iye's Medal with Purple Ribbon and certificate. On November 15, 2011, Dr. Masanori Iye was decorated with the Medal with Purple Ribbon...

Topics November 22, 2011

“Universe of Spectroscopy” open

Spectral observations tend to be thought of as classical and difficult to understand. However, the advent of new instruments and improvemen...

Science November 22, 2011

Galaxy Collisions - Star Cluster Formation and Black Hole Growth -

The contours on the right figure show the SMA data obtained and analyzed by the group. Can a galaxy collision trigger massive bursts of sta...