2016.11.01
Mitaka Open House Day 2016
From October 21 through 22, Mitaka Open House Day was held at the NAOJ Mitaka Campus. The NAOJ Chile Observatory presented exhibitions of ALMA and ASTE telesc…
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2016.10.27
Young Stellar System Caught in Act of Forming Close Multiples
For the first time, astronomers have seen a dusty disk of material around a young star fragmenting into a multiple-star system. Scientists had suspected such a…
2016.10.26
NAOJ-SOKENDAI Summer Student Program
NAOJ and the Department of Astronomical Science of the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI) hold annual summer student programs every August fo…
2016.10.14
New Webcam for ALMA Offers Stunning Views of the Array
A new high-definition camera has been installed at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), providing a 24/7 interactive view of the telescope&…
2016.10.13
Dense molecular gas disks drive the growth of supermassive black holes—Are supernova explosions the key?
A joint team of University of Tokyo researchers and their collaborators, using ALMA and other telescopes that utilize radio waves for space observation, reve…
2016.09.30
Spiral Arms Embrace Young Star
Swirling around the young star Elias 2-27, astronomers discovered a stunning spiral-shape pinwheel of dust. This striking feature, seen with the Atacama Large …
2016.09.29
Discovery of an Extragalactic Hot Molecular Core
Astronomers have discovered a ‘hot molecular core’, a cocoon of molecules surrounding a newborn massive star, for the first time outside our Gala…
2016.09.27
ALMA Explores the Hubble Ultra Deep Field: Uncovers Insights into 'Golden Age' of Galaxy Formation
This release was modified on 15 November 2016 to correct several errors and misleading phrases. In particular the release in places gave the impression that s…
2016.09.26
ALMA celebrates half a decade of scientific results
Over 200 astronomers from all around the world have gathered in Indian Wells, California, U.S.A. to participate in the "Half a Decade of ALMA: Cosmic Dawn…
2016.09.15
Nobeyama Open Campus 2016
An annual summer event, NAOJ Nobeyama Open Campus was held on August 27 this year. Despite the rainy weather, the exhibition area was filled with energy of mor…
2016.09.14
ALMA Spots Possible Formation Site of Icy Giant Planet
Astronomers found signs of a growing planet around TW Hydra, a nearby young star, using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). Based on the…
2016.08.31
Record-breaking Galaxy Cluster Discovered
A new record for the most distant galaxy cluster has been set using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, including the Atacama Large Mi…
2016.08.24
New ALMA Capabilities for Cycle 4 Attract Large Number of Proposals
A record demand for observation time was requested by the international astronomy community in the call for proposals for ALMA Cycle 4, increasing in 50% the t…
2016.08.17
ALMA Explores Orion's Turbulent Border
These images show the edge of the vast molecular cloud that lies behind the Orion Nebula, 1400 light-years from Earth. The image of the left shows a wide-field…
2016.08.02
ALMA Telescope at NINS Nobeyama Exhibition Room
NAOJ Nobeyama Radio Observatory newly established an exhibition room showing the projects of the National Institutes of Natural Sciences and its affiliated in…
2016.07.20
TANABATA Lecture at Santiago Japanese School
The Santiago Japanese School held its annual TANABATA lecture on July 7. This year’s lecture was given by Jin Koda, an associate professor at Stony Broo…
2016.07.19
ALMA Achieved Highest Sensitivity Polarimetry in Millimeter Wavelength
Researchers have demonstrated ALMA’s unprecedented capability for polarimetry in millimeter wavebands. Polarimetry is an important method to investigate …
2016.07.14
ALMA Observes First Protoplanetary Water Snow Line Thanks to Stellar Outburst
New observations with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have produced the first image of a water snow line within a protoplanetary disk. …
2016.07.06
ALMA to Increase its Capacity with Band 1 Receiver
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Board officially approved the production of Band 1 receiver developed by an international team led by t…
2016.06.28
Rotating Ring of Complex Organic Molecules Discovered around Newborn Star: Chemical Diversity in Planet Forming Regions Unveiled
Researchers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered a rotating ring containing large organic molecules around a protosta…
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