2013.08.02
Asteroid Named After Late Professor Koh-Ichiro Morita
On July 22, the IAU Minor Planet Center announced that the asteroid 1995 WG5 was named “Kohichiro” in honor of the late Koh-Ichiro Morita, a profes…
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2013.07.19
East Asia ALMA Development Workshop
From July 8 to 9, East Asia ALMA held a two-day workshop titled “EA ALMA Development Workshop” at the NAOJ Mitaka campus. The workshop was attended…
2013.07.09
TANABATA Lecture at Santiago Japanese School
On July 4, the Santiago Japanese School (with 35 students) held a lecture to celebrate TANABATA Festival, a Japanese star festival originating from the Chinese…
2013.06.19
"Bienvenido a ALMA!" 16th 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!” 16. &#…
2013.05.22
ALMA Booth at the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2013
From May 19 through 24, the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2013 was held at the international exhibition hall of Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. The ALMA booth…
2013.04.24
"Bienvenido a ALMA!" 15th 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!” 15. &#…
2013.04.09
Three Japanese ALMA Researchers Won Commendation for Science and Technology by MEXT
Three Japanese ALMA researchers, Dr. Masato Ishiguro, Dr. Tetsuo Hasegawa, and Dr. Satoru Iguchi received the 2013 Commendation for Science and Technology by t…
2013.03.07
Comet PANSTARRS and Comet Lemmon
The Comet Lemmon is currently visible together with the Comet PANSTARRS in the southern hemisphere. The Comet PANSTARRS will come into view also in Japan from …
2013.03.04
Antenna and Comet PANSTARRS
A new photo of the Comet PANSTARRS arrived from the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF) in Chile. You can find the comet with a long tail at a low altitude …
2013.02.28
Comet PANSTARRS Captured in Chile
The Comet PANSTARRS is a new comet discovered by the Pan STARRS 1 telescope in Hawaii in June 2011, and is expected to come into view in Japan around March 10.…
2013.02.21
Scientific Experiment & Lecture at Elementary School
On February 16, a scientific event titled “Welcome to a Very Cold World & Universe” was held at Jindaiji Elementary School in Chofu, in the ne…
2013.01.23
Astronomy Pub "ALMA Starts Full Operations!"
On January 19, Mitaka Network University held an event called “Astronomy Pub” where people can talk about astronomy over drinks and food. This time…
2013.01.10
A Herd of Vicunas
There are animals living vigorously in a rigorous environment in the Atacama Desert at 4400 m above sea level between the Operations Support Facility at 2900 m…
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…
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…
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