2026.11.05
Uncovering Hidden Views of the Universe: PRIISM, an Imaging Tool for ALMA
Observational data collected by ALMA contain fine substructures that are blurred out by conventional imaging methods. PRIISM, an imaging tool developed by rese…
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2026.10.15
Jun Sawada, Executive Chairman of NTT Inc. and Chairperson of the Committee on National Space Policy, Visits ALMA Facilities in Chile
On September 15, 2026, Mr. Jun Sawada, Executive Chairman of NTT Inc. and Chairperson of the Committee on National Space Policy, visited the Atacama Large Mill…
2026.10.08
ALMA Reveals Hidden Chemistry and Unexpected Radio Beacons Around Young Stars
An international team brought a major ALMA survey to open a new window on how organic molecules take shape around young, still-forming stars, and uncovered rar…
2026.09.08
Watching a Massive Binary Assemble in Real Time
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have obtained the most detailed three-dimensional view yet of a massive binary star …
2026.07.14
ALMA Band 8 Receiver Upgrade Successfully Passed the Preliminary Design Review
The preliminary design review of “Band 8v2,” a development project to upgrade the Band 8 receiver, one of the ten receiver units installed on ALMA, was held at…
2026.06.09
Hiroaki Imada Receives the 2026 Shoichiro Yoshida Memorial Nikon Astronomy Achievement Award
The 2026 Shoichiro Yoshida Memorial Nikon Astronomy Achievement Award, presented by the Foundation for Promotion of Astronomy, has been awarded to Hiroaki Imad…
2026.04.22
An Astronomer using ALMA Received the Young Scientists’ Award by MEXT
An astronomer conducting research with ALMA has been honored with the 2026 Young Scientists’ Award by Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science a…
2026.04.07
ALMA Reveals Magnetically Driven Disk Wind in the Protostar
An international research team using ALMA has discovered compelling evidence that winds from a young protostar are driven by magnetic forces originating in its…
2026.03.12
Student Honored for Research with ALMA
A University of Tokyo student has been honored with an award for her collaborative research paper based on ALMA observations.
2026.02.25
ALMA Total Power GPU Spectrometer Passes Preliminary Design Review
The preliminary design review of Total Power GPU Spectrometer (TPGS) for the ALMA telescope has been successfully completed. TPGS is one of the major East Asia…
2025.11.10
NAOJ and KASI Sign ALMA Collaboration MoU Amendment
NAOJ Director General Mamoru Doi (left) and KASI President Jang-Hyun Park (right) (credit: KASI). The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) and the…
2025.06.26
Development of Total Power GPU Spectrometer was approved by ALMA Board
In April 2025, the ALMA Board approved the development of a new spectrometer for the Morita Array (*) designed and developed by Japan for the ALMA telescope. T…
2025.06.03
Joint ALMA Observatory Open Day 2025
On March 21, 2025, NAOJ participated in the public event "Open Day 2025" held at the Joint ALMA Observatory in Santiago, Chile.
2025.05.27
ALMA Booth at Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2025
NAOJ ALMA is exhibiting a booth at the Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) Meeting every year. This year’s event was held from May 25 through 30. The booth is shared…
2025.05.22
A Fierce Storm in a Giant Barred Spiral Galaxy 11 Billion Years Ago
A research team led by Shuo Huang (NAOJ and Nagoya University) has observed a massive and extremely active barred spiral galaxy in the early Universe with ALMA…
2025.04.30
exoALMA Gives Astronomers a New Look at How Planets are Formed: Beyond Planet Hunting, This Survey will Reveal the Mechanics behind Planet Forming Discs
A team of international astronomers have embarked on an exciting new project to hunt for planets forming around young stars. The exoALMA project, using the pow…
2025.04.17
Akimasa Kataoka Received the Young Scientists’ Award by MEXT
Dr. Akimasa Kataoka at NAOJ received the Young Scientists’ Award, 2025 Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, S…
2025.04.15
Takafumi Tsukui Received Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists
Takafumi Tsukui at the Australian National University (currently Tohoku University) received Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists for fiscal year 2024.
2025.03.31
ACA Total Power Array Spectrometer Development Team Receives NAOJ Director General’s Award
The ACA Spectrometer development team has received the NAOJ Director General’s Award in the Technical and Development Category for fiscal year 2024.
2025.03.10
Discovery of ‘Hot Gas’ near a Supermassive Black Hole 12.9 Billion Years Ago: New Possibilities for Finding Hidden Black Holes in the Early Universe
An international research team led by Professor Ken-ichi Tadaki of Hokkai-Gakuen University has made a groundbreaking discovery using the ALMA telescope. The t…
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Uncovering Hidden Views of the Universe: PRIISM, an Imaging Tool for ALMA
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Jun Sawada, Executive Chairman of NTT Inc. and Chairperson of the Committee on National Space Policy, Visits ALMA Facilities in Chile
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On September 15, 2026, Mr. Jun Sawada, Executive Chairman of NTT Inc. and Chairperson of the Committee on National Spac…
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ALMA Reveals Hidden Chemistry and Unexpected Radio Beacons Around Young Stars
An international team brought a major ALMA survey to open a new window on how organic molecules take shape around young…
