Science May 1, 2014

Spectrum of Gamma-Ray Burst’s Afterglow Indicates the Beginning of the Re-ionization Process

A research team has discovered an indicator of when re-ionization of the primordial Universe began by FOCAS mounted on the Subaru Telescope.

Science April 7, 2014

Massive Stars Formed in a Gas Disk? Discovery of a Hot Circumstellar Disk around a Massive Protostar

Researchers discovered a hot circumstellar disk around a massive protostar by ALMA and VERA and got results of a long-standing problem.

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Science February 20, 2014

Subaru Telescope Detects Rare Form of Nitrogen in Comet ISON

A team of astronomers succeeded the first time detection of rare isotope in the Comet ISON by Subaru Telescope's HDS.

Science February 13, 2014

A Drastic Chemical Change Occurring in Birth of Planetary System: Has the Solar System also Experienced it?

The international research team observed the protostar with ALMA, and discovered an unexpected chemical change.

Science January 28, 2014

Active Supermassive Black Holes Revealed in Merging Galaxies

Infrared observation of merging galaxies with the Subaru Telescope found that at least one SMBH becomes active and luminous.

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Science January 17, 2014

ALMA Discovers a Formation Site of a Giant Planetary System

An evidence of a giant planetary system formation has been obtained around a young star by ALMA.

Science December 6, 2013

Marching to the Beat: Subaru’s FMOS Reveals the Well-Orchestrated Growth of Massive Galaxies in the Early Universe

International research team has found the galaxies provided a nurturing environment for the birth of new stars.

Science November 22, 2013

ALMA and Hubble Observations Probe a Giant Blob, Himiko, Seen Close to Cosmic Dawn

Astronomers have explored the nature of a mysterious huge object called “Himiko” in the early universe with ALMA and Hubble Space Telescope.

Science November 5, 2013

Astronomers Establish the Strength of High-Inclination Asteroids

A team found a smaller fraction of tiny bodies occur among high-inclination asteroids than those near the ecliptic plane with observing faint asteroids by the Subaru Telescope.

Science October 24, 2013

Unique Chemical Composition Surrounding Supermassive Black Hole – A Step toward Development of New Black Hole Exploration Method

A research team succeeded to capture a detailed image of high-density molecular gas around black hole by ALMA.