Science July 3, 2009

A Fireworks Display in the Helix Nebula

The Helix Nebula, NGC 7293, is not only one of the most interesting and beautiful planetary nebulae; it is also one of the closest nebulae ...

Topics June 22, 2009

Total Solar Eclipse 2009

Introduction On Wednesday, July 22, 2009, a total solar eclipse is visible within a narrow corridor that travels Japan's Ryukyu Islan...

Science June 16, 2009

The Most Sentitive Tera-Hertz Reciever

A research-and-development team of ALMA Band 10 lead by Yoshinori Uzawa succeeded to develope the most sensitive and the lowest-noise recie...

Science May 7, 2009

Discovery of a Cluster of Monster Galaxies

An international research team lead by Dr. Tamura (Nobeyama Radio Observatory, NAOJ) discovered a cluster of bright submillimeter galaxies ...

Science April 30, 2009

Detection of the light from the most distant known object

Okayama 188 cm telescope successed to catch the light from the most distant known object in the Universe (13 billion light years away from ...

Science April 23, 2009

Mysterious Space Blob Discovered at Cosmic Dawn

Pasadena, CA--Using information from a suite of telescopes, astronomers have discovered a mysterious, giant object that existed at a time w...

Science April 15, 2009

Creating Diamonds in Space

Do you know that there are countless diamonds in space? Loads of tiny diamonds, each measuring less than one micrometer (much less than the...

Science April 8, 2009

A new solar dynamo mechanism discovered by the Hinode satellite

The Sun has strong magnetic fields as represented by sunspots. The mechanism to create such strong magnetic fields is still a mystery, and ...

Topics March 27, 2009

IYA2009 Global Project: 100 Hours of Astronomy, 2-5 April 2009

The 100 Hours of Astronomy Cornerstone Project is a worldwide event consisting of a wide range of public outreach activities, live science ...

Science February 18, 2009

Water ice in the young planetary system - future ocean of the planets?

What is the origin of the ocean on the Earth where the life began? Researchers think that the Earth was formed by the aggregation of a huge...