Topics May 26, 2021

Asia-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting to Be Held in Japan in Summer 2023

APRIM (Asia-Pacific Regional IAU Meeting), an international meeting of the IAU, will be held in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture in the summer of 2023.

Topics March 19, 2021

Mareki Honma Wins ASJ’s Hayashi Chushiro Prize

Prof. Mareki Honma, Director of NAOJ Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, has received the 2020 Hayashi Chushiro Prize from the Astronomical Society of Japan (ASJ).

Topics March 19, 2021

Japanese Amateur Astronomer Discovers New Nova in Cassiopeia

A new 9.6-magnitude nova has been discovered.

Topics February 20, 2021

CLASP2 Team Receives NASA/MSFC Group Achievement Honor Award

The Japan-US-Europe Joint Rocket Experiment (CLASP2) team received the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) Group Achievement Honor Award from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

Topics January 13, 2021

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 December 18, 2020

The Subaru Telescope Photographs the Next Target Asteroid for Hayabusa2

On December 10, 2020 (Hawaiʻi Standard Time), the Subaru Telescope imaged the small asteroid 1998 KY26, the target of Hayabusa2’s extended mission.

Topics November 26, 2020

The Subaru Telescope Hails Return of Hayabusa2

On November 20, 2020 (HST), the Subaru Telescope captured Hayabusa2 on its way back to Earth after exploring the asteroid (162173) Ryugu.

Topics September 11, 2020

Kilonova Research Wins 2019 PASJ Excellent Paper Award

A research paper identifying massive explosions known as kilonovae as sources of heavy elements, received the 2019 PASJ Excellent Paper Award.

Topics September 8, 2020

The 6-m Millimeter-Wave Radio Telescope Added to Japan Astronomical Heritage List

The 6-m Millimeter-Wave Radio Telescope, which laid the foundation for Japanese radio astronomy, has been added to the 2019 (second) Japan Astronomical Heritage list.

Topics July 20, 2020

Japanese Amateur Astronomers Discovers New Nova in Sagittarius

A Japanese amateur astronomer, Shigehisa Fujikawa discovered a new object in Sagittarius on the night of July 16, 2020 (JST) and communicated it to the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.