Topics September 13, 2022

NAOJ Enters into Agreement on Installation and Operation of Subaru-Asahi Star Camera with The Asahi Shimbun Company

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan of National Institutes of Natural Sciences entered into an agreement on installation and operation of the "Subaru-Asahi Star Camera" on the Subaru Telescope, located atop Maunakea, the Island of Hawai`i, with The Asahi Shimbun Company, a publisher of one of the largest newspapers in Japan.

Topics July 19, 2022

NAOJ and NDU Sign MOU for Research and Academic Collaboration

On July 12th, 2022, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) and the Notre Dame University-Louaize (NDU) in the Republic of Lebanon signed a Memorandum of Understanding for Research and Academic Collaboration (MOU).

Topics June 10, 2022

Release of the Handbook of Scientific Tables —The international edition of Rika Nenpyo—

Rika Nenpyo (Chronological Scientific Tables) has been a unique academic publication with almost 100 years of history in Japan and data from every field of Natural Science. We have released an international (English language) edition through WSPC and Maruzen Publishing Co., LTD. in May 2022.

Topics April 18, 2022

You are an Astronomer! —GALAXY CRUISE Season 2 Has Launched

Season 2 of GALAXY CRUISE, in which citizens and scientists work together to uncover the mysteries of galaxies, has just launched with new galaxies and a new classification screen.

Topics March 15, 2022

Subaru Telescope Scientist Wins 2021 ASJ Young Astronomer Award

Dr. Kenneth Wong, a Project Research Fellow at the Subaru Telescope, has been selected to receive the 2021 ASJ Young Astronomer Award.

Topics February 10, 2022

Tonga Eruption Observed by KAGRA Environmental Monitors

On January 15, 2022, at 04:14:45 (UTC), the undersea volcano of Hunga Tonga-Funga Ha'apai erupted and caused extensive damage there, which has attracted worldwide attention. The effects of this eruption were reported in Japan as well, e.g. tsunami waves capsizing ships, and were observed by the environmental monitors of KAGRA.

Topics January 5, 2022

A new-year’s message from the Director General, NAOJ

A new-year’s message from the Director General of NAOJ, Dr. Saku Tsuneta

Topics November 10, 2021

Professor Satoshi Miyazaki Wins Nishina Memorial Prize

Professor Satoshi Miyazaki in the Advanced Technology Center at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan has been chosen to receive the Nishina Memorial Prize in 2021.

Topics October 29, 2021

NAOJ Scientists Win the ASJ Young Astronomer Award and the JSPS Outstanding Young Scientist Award

Three NAOJ scientists have won the 2020 ASJ Young Astronomer Award, and one NAOJ scientist and one Astrobiology Center scientist have won the 2020 JSPS Outstanding Young Scientist Award.

Topics September 8, 2021

First Light with the ALMA Band 1 Receiver

An international team has developed, assembled, and integrated a new set of receivers for the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the Band 1 receivers, which have now been installed for the first time in ALMA antennas and successfully achieved the first light.