2010.12.21
Total Lunar Eclipse
A total lunar eclipse took place before the dawn on December 21 in Chile (late on the afternoon of December 21 in Japan). The moon located in the upper region …
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2010.12.12
Nine 12-m Antennas at AOS
On December 12, an American antenna of 12 m in diameter was transported from OSF (2,900 m asl) to AOS (5,000 m asl), bringing the total number of the antenna…
2010.12.08
ALMA Board Statement on Early Science
— ALMA Board Statement on Early Science — “At its meeting on November 16th-18th 2010, the ALMA Board noted the tremendous recent progress in…
2010.12.08
Test Image 1: Spiral Galaxy NGC253
This shows the well-known spiral NGC253, with an optical image of the whole galaxy on the left (credit: ESO). The ALMA test images show dense clouds of gas in …
2010.12.08
Test Image 2: Hot Molecular Core G34.26+0.15
An example of ALMA’s potential as a spectroscopic instrument: on the left is the map of the molecular “hot core” G34.26+0.15, which is unreso…
2010.12.08
Test Image 3: Disk around Bata-Pictoris
This shows the emission from the disk of dust surrounding the star Beta-Pictoris. On the left is an image at 70 microns from Herschel, (Olofsson et al., SDP Pr…
2010.12.08
Test Image 4: Quasar BRI 0952-0115
As a test of ALMA’s ability to observe broad spectral lines, we observed the quasar BRI 0952-0115, which is at a redshift of z = 4.43. The object is agai…
2010.11.30
Press Conference: Discovery of Very Close Binary Black Holes just before Its Black Hole Merger
The research team led by Satoru Iguchi, Associate Professor of NAOJ, succeeded in observing a very close binary black hole in the center of 3C66B (a giant ell…
2010.11.21
The 8th NAOJ Public Lecture "the Mysteries of the Universe to be Explored by the ALMA Telescope"
From November 19 through 21, an event to promote science education “Science Agora 2010” was held at the Tokyo International Exchange Center and th…
2010.11.12
Development of the reference light source with the world highest quality - successful generation of optical signals with high stability, accuracy, and speed -
The National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and the National Astronomy Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) have successfully developed a…
2010.11.06
Astronomical Lecture: How Are Stars Born?
An astronomical lecture was given at the Planetarium of the Sumida Culture Factory (Yutoriya Star Garden). The lecture was titled “How Are Stars Born? &#…
2010.11.05
Ceremony of the JAO Santiago Central Office
On November 5 in Santiago, Chile, the ceremony was held to celebrate the delivery of the newly built Santiago Central Office to the Joint ALMA Observatory, du…
2010.11.02
Sequential Star Formation Induced by the Expansion of the Super-giant HII Region
The research group led by Rie Miura, a graduate student at the University of Tokyo has found evidences of sequential star formation induced by the expansion of…
2010.10.31
SORAHAKU 2010
The ALMA-J Project Office participated in an event titled “SORAHAKU – The Future Yours to Discover. ” The event was held at the Science Museu…
2010.10.28
ALMA Annual External Review
The ALMA Annual External Review was jointly held by East Asia, Europe, and North America in Santiago, Chile from Oct. 23 through 28. Japan representing East As…
2010.10.23
Mitaka Open Campus: A Day of Stars and the Universe
The open campus event titled “A Day of Stars and the Universe” was held at Mitaka Campus of the National Astronomy Observatory of Japan on Oct. 22 …
2010.10.12
Science Operations Readiness Review
The Science Operations Readiness Review was held in Santiago, Chile on Oct. 11 and 12. The purpose of this Review is to evaluate the Joint ALMA ObservatoryR…
2010.09.27
The number of the antennas increased to eight
An additional 12-m antenna was moved from OSF (2,900 asl.) to AOS (5,000 asl.) on September 26, bringing the total number of the antennas at AOS to eight.(Pict…
2010.09.15
Four 7-meter diameter antennas on the road
After their arrival at the port in Chile on Sep. 10, the four 7-meter diameter antennas were firmly fixed to the transporters on the following day and started …
2010.09.10
Four 7-meter diameter antennas arrived at the Chilean port
Four 7-meter diameter antennas fabricated in Japan arrived at the port of Mejillones in Chile. These antennas will be loaded onto the transporters and brought …
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