Topics April 23, 2015

Opening of “1 min. NAOJ TOPICS” a Special Website for Videos

We are pleased to announce the opening of “1 min. NAOJ TOPICS,” a special website collecting easy to understand 1 minute videos introducing some of the research activities being conducted at NAOJ.

Topics April 1, 2015

Announcement of the NAOJ Website Renewal

We launched new NAOJ website. The point of this renewal is to accommodate various devices. Please continue to use the NAOJ website from here on.

Topics March 17, 2015

Grand Reopening of the 4D2U Dome Theater

4D2U Dome Theater in NAOJ Mitaka campus updated entire projection system and public screenings are scheduled to restart in April 2015.

Topics November 27, 2014

Huge Sunspots and their Magnetic Structure observed by “Hinode”

Hinode satellite observed the huge sunspots and the magnetic structure of it on the surface of the Sun.

Topics November 26, 2014

Supercomputer for Astronomy “ATERUI” Upgraded to Double its Speed

The supercomputer “ATERUI” was upgrated and will expand the horizons for simulations to understand the Universe and astrophysical phenomena.

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Topics July 29, 2014

Next-Generation Thirty Meter Telescope Begins Construction in Hawaii

TMT announces the beginning of the construction phase on Hawaii Island and around the throughout the TMT international partnership.

Topics December 6, 2013

Subaru Telescope’s Image Captures the Intricacy of Comet Lovejoy’s Tail

Astronomers used Suprime-Cam mounted on the Subaru Telescope to capture an image of Comet Lovejoy’s ion tail.

Topics December 3, 2013

Spectrum of Outburst from Comet ISON Obtained by Subaru Telescope’s High-Dispersion Spectrograph

Astronomers used the HDS mounted on the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii to successfully observe Comet ISON.

Topics November 26, 2013

Hyper Suprime-Cam Captures a Clear Image of Comet ISON’s Long Tails

HSC, mounted on the Subaru Telescope, has successfully imaged the Comet ISON and the comet's long tails.

Topics November 18, 2013

Subaru Telescope Captures Visible-Light Images of the Comets ISON and Lovejoy

The FOCAS mounted on the Subaru Telescope captured images of the detailed structures of comets ISON and Lovejoy.