Science August 1, 2008

Formation of the First Stars in the Universe

A computer simulation offers a detailed picture of how the first stars in the universe came into existence soon after the Big Bang. Researc...

Science May 30, 2008

Decoding Light to Uncover the Mystery of Cassiopeia A's Birth

Cassiopeia A (Cas A), a supernova remnant located 11,000 light years away, is the second youngest known remnant in the Milky Way Galaxy. Al...

Science April 9, 2008

KAGUYA creates topographical map of the Moon

Using the Laser Altimeter (LALT) aboard the Lunar Explorer KAGUYA, research team acquired data covering the entire Moon's surface and produ...

Science March 18, 2008

Result of the Initial Testing of the Japanese ACA 12-m Antenna to be Delivered to ALMA

A gigantic radio telescope ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) is under construction in Chile through collaboration among J...

Science February 9, 2008

A Lightweight Disk Around a Lightweight Star May Harbor Earth-like Planet

A team of Japanese astronomers resolved a circumstellar disk around the young lightweight star FN Tau. The diminutive star is located in a ...

Science December 19, 2007

Subaru Reveals "Frame Structures" of Galaxies at 11 billion Years Ago

A team of Japanese astronomers from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Tokyo University, and Kyoto University in Japan obtained...

Science December 7, 2007

Hinode Featured in Science

Hinode (SOLAR-B) has brought us a new perspective of solar physics since its launch on September 22, 2006. Sience magazine, one of the leadi...

Science November 29, 2007

Leo II: An Old Dwarf Galaxy With Juvenescent Heart

An team of 15 astronomers observed the spheroidal dwarf galaxy Leo II and found that the galaxy is more extended than previously thought and...

Science September 10, 2007

Subaru Astronomers Measure Meteoroid Tunnels in Earth's Atmosphere

When meteoroids flash through the Earth's atmosphere, they bore tunnels through the air, leaving behind narrow meteor tracks that are heated...

Science August 23, 2007

Subaru Measures the Spin-Orbit Alignment in a Faint Transiting Extrasolar Planetary System

A Japanese/US collaboration led by a researcher from the University of Tokyo observed the transiting extrasolar planetary system TrES-1 and ...