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? …
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2010.11.06
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 fabricated in Japan arrived at the port of Mejillones in Chile. These antennas will be loaded onto the transporters and brought …
2010.09.09
ALMA Video “ALMA Video -8 Construction of ALMA 2009” was released. View This Video [Contents] ■ 12m Diameter Antenna Arrival at the Array Operati…
2010.09.07
A group of researchers of the ALMA-J Project Office discovered the fact that a group of young stars (star cluster) is formed by a collision of gas molecules. T…
2010.08.21
NRO (Nobeyama Radio Observatory) held its 2010 Open Campus on August 21. The weather was beautiful, and as many as 3,278 visitors came to enjoy the event. In t…
2010.08.11
At AOS, the antennas were moved by the transporters that were specially customized for ALMA.The picture shows the Japanese antennas on the two transporters.(Pi…
2010.08.10
An additional 12-m antenna was moved from OSF (2,900 asl.) to AOS (5,000 asl.) on August 7, bringing the total number of the antennas at AOS to seven.(Picture …
2010.08.06
An additional 12-m antenna was moved from OSF (2,900 asl.) to AOS (5,000 asl.) on July 26, bringing the total number of the antennas at AOS to six.(Picture pro…
2010.07.30
Two different types of the receivers Japan developed for ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) successfully received the first spectrum from the …
2010.07.23
The Summer Astronomy School for Children was held at the Mitaka Campus of NAOJ on July 22 and 23. Kengo Tachihara, a researcher of the ALMA-J Project Office ga…
2010.07.16
The workshop to commemorate the retirement of Professor Yoshihiro Chikada was held at the Mitaka Campus of NAOJ. Professor Chikada, known as an inventor of the…
2010.07.01
Before the moon appeared in the sky, I took a walk to a nearby valley for a little exercise after dinner. The Milky Way looked like a starry bridge over the va…
Scientists have taken an unprecedented step forward in understanding the chemical processes occurring as new stars form…
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has successfully observed a site of planet formation by detecti…
This article is a revised version. Please check the original press release by the European South Observatory here. This…