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.

Topics November 15, 2013

Seven Buildings in Mitaka Campus become as Registered Tangible Cultural Properties

On Nov. 15, 2013, the report of registered tangible cultural properties for seven buildings of NAOJ Mitaka campus was submitted.

Topics November 12, 2013

Subaru Telescope Captures Clear Image of Comet ISON in the Mid-Infrared Range

The team has captured an image of Comet ISON with the tail by the Subaru Telescope. It is the first clear image in the mid-infrared to show.

Topics October 4, 2013

Production of the Mirror Segment Blanks for the TMT Primary Mirror has Begun -- The First Batch of Mirror Blanks is Complete

The actual mirror blanks for the primary mirror of the TMT are complete and ready for surface finishing.

Topics September 2, 2013

The world’s first interferometric image at 500 GHz with ALMA Band 8 receivers

ALMA succeeded to take the world’s first interferometric image with Band 8 receivers, developed by NAOJ.

Topics July 31, 2013

Image of M31 Heralds the Dawn of HSC’s Productivity

Hyper Suprime-Cam starts the observation and captured first beautiful image of Andromeda Galaxy, M31.