Topics July 29, 2013

Scientific Authorities Sign the TMT Master Agreement

All of the scientific authorities of the TMT partners have signed a Master Agreement.

Topics June 27, 2013

Successful ALMA First Radio Imaging with Band 4 Receiver

ALMA succeeded to take radio image with Band 4 Receiver developed by Japan in test observation.

Topics June 4, 2013

Japan Signals Its Commitment to the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Project

Japan has reached an important milestone for the construction of TMT. NAOJ will initiate the preparation and construction of TMT with thecurrent fiscal year budget.

Topics May 29, 2013

The Fastest Supercomputer for Astronomy Just Went into Operation!

The supercomputer the fastest in the world is now activated and starts the open use in Mizusawa, NAOJ.

Topics March 14, 2013

ALMA Inauguration Heralds New Era of Discovery - Revolutionary telescope will enable unprecedented views of the cosmos

On March 13, 2013 (Chilean Time), the official opening ceremony of ALMA was held.

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Topics September 13, 2012

Hyper Suprime-Cam Ushers in a New Era of Observational Astronomy

The installation of Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) onto the Subaru Telescope took place on August 16-17, 2012. The availability of this extraordina...

Topics September 4, 2012

Dr. Kaifu, the Former Director General of NAOJ, Takes the Position as the New IAU President

On August 30, 2012, the General Assembly (GA) of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), meeting in Beijing, China, has named Dr. Norio ...

Topics June 8, 2012

Transit of Venus Images Taken by NAOJ

Okayama Astrophysical Observatory 65 cm Coudé Solar Telescope Flash Report : All process of Transit of Venus taken by Okayama Astroph...

Topics May 29, 2012

Halfway There: 33 ALMA Antennas on Chajnantor

On the 5,000 meters altitude Chajnantor plateau in northern Chile, construction of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), ...

Topics May 23, 2012

Images of Annular Solar Eclipse Taken by NAOJ

Digest Movie of Annular Solar Eclipse 4 minutes digest movie of the eclipse process. (Japanese caption) State of the sky change around all-s...