Science–2017

Science
November 21, 2017

Uncovering the origins of galaxies’ halos

Eleven dwarf galaxies and two star-containing halos were identified in the outer region of the nearby Whale Galaxy.

Science
November 17, 2017

Solar Minimum Surprisingly Constant - More than Half a Century of Observation yields New Discovery

Fluctuations observed during 60 years of solar microwave monitoring and the solar microwave spectrum at each solar minimum.

Science
November 10, 2017

Winds blowing off a dying star

High spatial-resolution image of AlO and SiO molecules around AGB star W Hydrae, observed using ALMA

Science
November 6, 2017

Forest of Molecular Signals in Star Forming Galaxy

Figure: The starburst galaxy NGC 253 and the radio spectra obtained with ALMA.

Science
October 31, 2017

Minor Merger Kicks Supermassive Black Hole into High Gear

Science
October 20, 2017

Detection of intact lunar lava tubes in the data from SELENE (Kaguya) radar sounding

Artists’ rendering of SELENE (Kaguya) sounding lava tubes in orbit

Science
October 16, 2017

Astronomers Follow Gravitational Waves to Treasure

Three-color false-color composite images showing the time evolution of the optical and near-infrared counterpart of GW170817 made using data from the Subaru Telescope

Science
October 5, 2017

Surface Helium Detonation Spells End for White Dwarf

figure: Artist’s impression of the supernova explosion.

Science
September 29, 2017

Supersonic gas streams left over from the Big Bang drive massive black hole formation

Projected density distributions of dark matter (background and top panel) and gas (bottom three panels)

Science
September 28, 2017

First Detection of an Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Candidate in the Milky Way

An image of clouds accelerating due to gravitational scattering caused by the intermediate-mass black hole.

Science
September 11, 2017

Photosynthesis under the light conditions different from the Earth: New prediction of a detection wavelength for searching phototrophs on exoplanets

Science
September 11, 2017

Explosive Birth of Stars Swells Galactic Cores - ALMA spots transforming disk galaxies

figure: Artist’s impression of a disk galaxy transforming in to an elliptical galaxy.

Science
August 25, 2017

Phoenicid Meteor Shower from Dead Comet Arises again after 58 Years

Science
August 2, 2017

Running Out of Gas: Gas Loss Puts Brakes on Stellar Baby Boom

Galaxy cluster XMMXCS J2215.9–1738 observed with ALMA and the Hubble Space Telescope

Science
June 13, 2017

ALMA Hears Birth Cry of a Massive Baby Star

Figure:Artist’s impression of Orion KL Source I.

Science
May 18, 2017

First Direct Exploration of Magnetic Fields in the Upper Solar Atmosphere --Ultraviolet spectropolarimetry opens a new window for solar physics research--

Polarization spectra of the hydrogen Lyman-α line from the Sun taken by the CLASP sounding rocket experiment for the first time in the world

Science
April 28, 2017

First Global Simulation Yields New Insights into Ring System

Figure: Visualization constructed from simulation of Chariklo’s double ring.

Science
April 13, 2017

Uncovering the origins of galaxies’ halos

Solar Minimum Surprisingly Constant - More than Half a Century of Observation yields New Discovery

Winds blowing off a dying star

Forest of Molecular Signals in Star Forming Galaxy

Minor Merger Kicks Supermassive Black Hole into High Gear

Detection of intact lunar lava tubes in the data from SELENE (Kaguya) radar sounding

Astronomers Follow Gravitational Waves to Treasure

Surface Helium Detonation Spells End for White Dwarf

Supersonic gas streams left over from the Big Bang drive massive black hole formation

First Detection of an Intermediate-Mass Black Hole Candidate in the Milky Way

Photosynthesis under the light conditions different from the Earth: New prediction of a detection wavelength for searching phototrophs on exoplanets

Explosive Birth of Stars Swells Galactic Cores - ALMA spots transforming disk galaxies

Phoenicid Meteor Shower from Dead Comet Arises again after 58 Years

Running Out of Gas: Gas Loss Puts Brakes on Stellar Baby Boom

ALMA Hears Birth Cry of a Massive Baby Star

First Direct Exploration of Magnetic Fields in the Upper Solar Atmosphere --Ultraviolet spectropolarimetry opens a new window for solar physics research--

First Global Simulation Yields New Insights into Ring System

Collisions generate gas in debris disks