2012.12.26
Japanese TV Show "Another Sky" Features ALMA Telescope
One of the main goals of the ALMA Telescope is to detect life-related substances in the universe. ALMA observation results are expected to contribute greatly t…
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2012.12.25
Supercomputer Ready to make ALMA a Powerful Telescope
One of the most powerful supercomputers in the world has now been fully installed and tested at its remote, high altitude site in the Andes of northern Chile. …
2012.12.18
Astronomers around the world meet to share -- The First Year of ALMA Science conference concludes in Puerto Varas, Chile
Astronomers from around the world have been meeting in Chile to discuss the exciting first year of scientific results from the Atacama Large Millimeter/submill…
2012.12.10
Three Types of 12-m Antennas at OSF
All three types of 12-m antennas have been installed at the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF) at 2900 m asl. Each antenna was manufactured by North Americ…
2012.12.02
Academic Lecture "Investigating the Mysteries of the Dark Universe"
On December 2, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) held an academic lecture titled “Investigating the Mysteries of the Dark Universe -t…
2012.11.30
Outcome of the Proposal Review Process, Cycle 1
The scientific and technical assessment of the 1133 science proposals submitted from astronomers for ALMA Early Science Cycle 1 has been completed. Seventy-eig…
2012.11.22
ALMA Users Meeting 2012
From November 20 through 22, ALMA Users Meeting 2012 was held at the NAOJ headquarters in Mitaka. The meeting is a forum to share information and promote excha…
2012.11.21
First Spectrum Detected with Japanese Band 10 Receiver
On November 10 (Chilean Time), Band 10 receiver manufactured by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan successfully received radio waves from a celesti…
2012.11.19
"Bienvenido a ALMA!" 14th Article Released
We released a new article of Bienvenido a ALMA, a column series featuring different NAOJ ALMA staff members each time. “Bienvenido a ALMA!” 14. &#…
2012.11.15
Pierre Cox is Appointed as New ALMA Director
The ALMA Board announced today, 14 November 2012, that Pierre Cox has been appointed as the next Director of ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter A…
2012.11.11
NAOJ Public Lecture "New Vision of the Universe Explored by ALMA"
At Science Agora 2012, an science event held in Odaiba,Tokyo, NAOJ gave a public lecture titled “New Vision of the Universe Explored by ALMA”. The …
2012.11.09
45 Antennas at AOS
Another European 12-m antenna arrived at the Array Operations Site (AOS) at 5000 m asl. This brought the number of antennas at the AOS to 45. This photo was ta…
2012.11.08
Let's Experience Augmented Reality with ALMA Leaflet!
The renewed ALMA leaflet has AR (augmented reality) markers on it. By reading the markers with your portable terminal (e.g. smartphone) with a built-in digital…
2012.11.02
Successful Interferometer Test with Band 4 Receivers & Four 7-m Antennas
On October 8 (Chilean Time), interference fringes were successfully detected in an interferometer test conducted with Band 4 receivers developed by NAOJ on fou…
2012.11.01
Mitaka Open House Day 2012
The NAOJ Open House Day 2012 was held at the Mitaka Campus on October 26 and 27. NAOJ ALMA presented poster/diorama exhibition, mini-lectures, and others. Sinc…
2012.10.29
Lecture at Izumo Science Center & Astronomy Class for Elementary and Junior High School Students
Masato Ishiguro, a professor emeritus at NAOJ, gave a mini-lecture at a fall stargazing party held by the Izumo Science Center (Shimane, Japan) on the clear ni…
2012.10.23
ALMA discovers the new tool to explore baby stars: a new water maser emission in the Orion Nebula
Research background Although it is believed that stars are formed by a contraction of interstellar gas, there are still many mysteries left unsolved in the s…
2012.10.15
Astronomical Science Class for Adults "Evolution of Japanese Radio Telescopes"
On October 7, the Discovery Park Yaizu (Shizuoka, Japan) held an astronomical science class for adults titled “Evolution of Japanese Radio Telescopes -fr…
2012.10.11
Surprising Spiral Structure Spotted by ALMA
-- New observations reveal the secrets of a dying star
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered a totally unexpected spiral structure in the material around the old …
2012.10.05
Ceremony Commemorating Acceptance of 16 ACA Antennas
Japan undertakes the development and manufacture of 16 (four 12-m and twelve 7-m) antennas out of a total of 66 ALMA antennas. The Japanese antennas are assemb…
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Professor Fukagawa Named to Forbes JAPAN’s "Women in Tech 30" 2024
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In the November 2024 issue of Forbes JAPAN, Professor Misato Fukagawa, who serves as the East Asia Operations Manager o…
