Science June 18, 2015

ALMA Precisely Measures Black Hole Mass

Research group observed the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1097 with ALMA and found the central SMBH has a mass 140 million times the mass of the Sun

Science June 9, 2015

ALMA uses ‘Natural Telescope’ to Image Monstrous Galaxy near the Edge of the Universe

This press release was issued by The University of Tokyo on June 9th, 2015 in Japanese. English version is translated by the National A...

Science June 1, 2015

Astronomers Discover a Young Solar System Around a Nearby Star

An international team has discovered a young planetary system that shares remarkable similarities to our own early solar system.

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Science May 12, 2015

Great Progress towards the Origin of R-process

Applying the high precision data to the theoretical calculation of the r-process nucleosynthesis and obtained the results consistent with those expected from the core-collapse supernovae.

Science April 7, 2015

Unprecedented views of lensed galaxy and asteroid Juno taken with ALMA

Astronomers obtained unprecedentedly sharp image of a distant galaxy SDP.81 and an asteroid Juno with the ALMA.

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Science March 31, 2015

ALMA Disentangles Complex Birth of Giant Stars

The results of the massive-star forming region observation with ALMA shows the presence of multiple gas outflows from a protostar.

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Science March 5, 2015

Subaru Telescope Observes Rapid Changes in a Comet’s Plasma Tail

Researchers reveal clear details about rapidly changing activity in that comet's plasma tail observed by Subaru Telescope.

Science February 26, 2015

ALMA Revealed Surprisingly Mild Environment around a Supermassive Black Hole

A research team observed M77 by ALMA and discovered that organic molecules are concentrated in a region surrounding a supermassive black hole at its center.

Science February 18, 2015

Classical Nova Explosions are Major Lithium Factories in the Universe

Using the 8.2-meter Subaru Telescope High Dispersion Spectrograph (HDS), a team of astronomers observed Nova Delphini 2013 and discovered that the outburst is producing a large amount of lithium.

Science December 4, 2014

Astronomers Identify Gas Spirals as a Nursery of Twin Stars through ALMA Observation

The observation results by ALMA unveil the mechanism of the birth and growth of binary stars, ubiquitous throughout the Universe.