2005.06.22

Tags: ALMA Discoveries

Preliminary design review of Band 4 (150 GHz band), whose development Japan has been in charge of, was held at Mitaka and highly evaluated by review committee …

2005.06.20

Tags: ALMA Topics

There were wispy clouds in the sky of San Pedro de Atacama, which is usually very clear. These clouds made the pre-dusk sky so beautiful. The picture shows the…

2005.06.16

Tags: ALMA Topics

There was an evacuation drill for those working in the building where ALMA office is in Santiago. The picture shows that the building safety personnel explaini…

2005.05.31

Tags: ALMA Discoveries

Preliminary review of ACA correlator that Japan has been developing was held at Mitaka. It was the first review for Japan, and was highly evaluated by the revi…

2005.04.10

Tags: ALMA Topics

A planetarium program titled “Southern starry sky” has been projected at Osaka Science Museum from March 1 (until May 29). This program introduces …

2005.04.01

Tags: ALMA Topics

Cherry blossom in the precinct of NAOJ is now at its peak. Just before the beautiful blossom opened, the exhibition room at Mitaka had been renewed in March. T…

2004.09.24

Tags: Press Releases ALMA Technology

On September 14, the National Institutes of Natural Sciences (on behalf of Japan), the National Science Foundation (on behalf of North America), and the Europ…

2001.06.26

Tags: Press Releases ALMA Technology

The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) successfully obtained an output of approximately 1 milliwatt (more than 20 times higher than those obtain…

2001.04.05

Tags: Press Releases ALMA Technology

Joint Press Release (2001 April 6) The above photograph shows how the ALMA facility may look like when it is ready at Chajnantor.  Representatives f…