Topics March 22, 2018

4D2U Movie Wins “Best VR Science Experience” at the 2018 Lumiere Awards

Our VR (virtual reality) movie “A Journey Through the Milky Way” won the Best VR Science Experience at the Lumiere Awards, promoted by the US Headquarters of the Advanced Imaging Society.

Topics March 8, 2018

Amazing Universe Captured with the Subaru Telescope! “HSC Viewer” Released to the Public

The first dataset from the Hyper Suprime-Cam Subaru Strategic Plan can be seen easily with the “HSC Viewer” website on your PC or tablet.

Topics March 2, 2018

Early science results from the Hyper Suprime-Cam Survey

Based on the newly obtained imaging data by Hyper Suprime-Cam on the Subaru Telescope, 3D distribution of dark matter reconstructed via tomographic methods using the weak lensing technique.

Topics December 26, 2017

4D2U movie Wins Lumiere Japan Awards 2017 Grand Prix

Our VR (virtual reality) movie “A Journey Through the Milky Way” won the Grand Prix for the VR Category of the Lumiere Japan Awards 2017.

Topics December 1, 2017

Dr. Masaomi Tanaka Wins NCU-DELTA Young Astronomer Lectureship Award

Dr. Masaomi Tanaka, Assistant Professor in the Division of Theoretical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), has won the Autumn 2017 NCU-DELTA Young Astronomer Lectureship Award.

Topics October 12, 2017

Eiji Akiyama Awarded “Best Researcher 2016” by the Japanese Society for Planetary Sciences

Eiji Akiyama, a specially-appointed assistant professor at the NAOJ Chile Observatory, received the “Best Researcher 2016” from the Japanese Society for Planetary Sciences.

Topics October 3, 2017

Nobel Prize in Physics 2017 Awarded Gravitational Waves Detection

On Oct. 3, the 2017 Nobel Prize in physics was announced. The Nobel Prize committee awarded the prize to Prof. Rainer Weiss, Prof. Barry C. ...

Topics October 2, 2017

High-Sensitivity Radio Telescope and Supercomputer for Astronomy Selected as IEICE Milestone

The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE) selected as IEICE Milestone the high-sensitivity radio telescope and the supercomputer for astronomy developed and operated by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ).

Topics September 1, 2017

“Mitaka” Now Delivers More Realistic Universe in More Languages

NAOJ has released the latest version (1.4) of the astronomical software “Mitaka” with many new features.

Topics June 14, 2017

Nobeyama 45-m Radio Telescope Developed by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and Mitsubishi Electric Recognized as “IEEE Milestone”

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) and Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that the Nobeyama 45-m Radio Telescope has been certified as an "IEEE Milestone" by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).