2012.06.18

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On June 18, the East-Asian ALMA Regional Center (EA ARC) held an orientation/consultation meeting titled “ALMA Town Meeting in Mitaka” for the prep…

2012.06.11

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A transit of Venus across the Sun took place on June 6, 2012.　Since it was night time, the phenomenon was not visible in Chile, but we captured Venus just bef…

2012.06.06

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We are pleased to announce the release of a new film documenting the manufacturing process of the Japanese ALMA antenna. This film shows how the Japanese 7-m a…

2012.06.05

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Before its construction is even completed, the new ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) telescope is embarking on an upgrade that will help astr…

2012.05.20

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From May 20 through 25, the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2012 was held at the international exhibition hall of Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. NAOJ ALMA part…

2012.05.14

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In honor of our colleague Professor Koh-Ichiro Morita who passed away May 7, we held a memorial ceremony at the Santiago Central Office (SCO) of the Joint ALMA…

2012.05.14

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On the 5,000 meters altitude Chajnantor plateau in northern Chile, construction of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), the most complex gr…

2012.05.09

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We deeply regret that Professor Koh-Ichiro Morita passed away suddenly on May 7 (Chilean Time). We would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to his famil…

2012.04.23

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ACA (Atacama Compact Array) antenna (nicknamed “IZAYOI”) development team received the “Space Frontier” award from the Japan Society of…

2012.04.14

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The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) in Tokyo held an event titled Scientist Talk “ALMA Telescope-Exploring Mysteries of the…

2012.03.30

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From March 19 through 22, the Astronomical Society of Japan (ASJ) held its Spring Meeting 2012 at Ryukoku University in Kyoto. At the ALMA special session held…

2012.03.28

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On March 18, 2012, an interferometer test was conducted at the Array Operations Site (AOS) at 5000 m asl using two Japanese 7-m antennas equipped with the Band…

2012.03.27

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On March 19, 2012, the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) signed a Memorandum of Unde…

2012.03.13

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On March 9, Kogakuin University held a Science Cafe titled “The Universe is Filled with Mysteries- III” as part of the university extension program…

2012.03.08

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The Joint ALMA Observatory (JAO) in Santiago is promoting various ALMA-related education and public outreach (EPO) programs in Chile. These EPO activities incl…

2012.03.02

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Since ALMA is an international project, people from many different countries are working together. At the Operation Support Facility (OSF) at 2900 m asl, many …

2012.02.21

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The ALMA Directors Council meeting was held by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) in Tokyo from February 17 to 18, with the participation o…

2012.02.08

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Recent highly-advanced astronomical telescopes, such as ALMA and SUBARU, are manufactured with state-of-the art technologies. BS JAPAN science program “C…

2012.02.06

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ALMA construction site is located in the Atacama Region, in a very dry climate with annual rainfall below 100 mm. Although hardly any plants are found around …

2012.01.24

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On January 14, the 6th Japanese 7-m antenna was transported to the Array Operations Site (AOS) at 5000 m asl. This brought the number of antennas at the AOS to…