2014.10.29
Mitaka Open House Day 2014
On October 25, NAOJ Open House Day 2014 was held at the NAOJ Mitaka Campus. Under the clear autumn sky, the event attracted more than 4000 people. The ALMA boo…
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2014.08.20
NINS and KASI Sign Agreement on ALMA
On August 17, 2014, the National Institutes of Natural Sciences (NINS) and Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) signed an agreement concerning th…
2014.07.24
ASTE/ALMA Development Workshop 2014
On June 17 and 18, the ASTE/ALMA Development Workshop 2014 was held at the NAOJ Mitaka Campus. A total of 62 researchers from 6 nations/regions attended the wo…
2014.07.15
TANABATA Lecture at Santiago Japanese School
On July 7, the Santiago Japanese School (with 44 students) held an annual lecture to celebrate TANABATA Festival, a Japanese star festival originating from the…
2014.06.20
EA ARC Preparatory Meeting for Cycle 2
From May 7 through 16, the East Asia ALMA Regional Center (EA ARC) held a preparatory meeting for ALMA Early Science Observations Cycle 2, which started from J…
2014.06.11
Google conducts virtual tour of ALMA
The largest astronomical observatory in the world, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), has been included in the spectacular 360° panor…
2014.04.11
ALMA Antenna Mount Manufacturing Film Released
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 telescope moun…
2014.03.19
Data Analysis Pipeline Development Meeting
From March 10 through 14, an international meeting on the development of the data analysis pipeline for the ALMA Telescope was held at the ALMA Building in NAO…
2014.02.03
Star Watching Party at Santiago Japanese School
On January 23, the Santiago Japanese School (with 35 students) held a two-day summer camp in Santiago, Chile. About 20 students in the first to fourth grades s…
2014.01.07
Panoramic View of ALMA Telescope
Standing on the ALMA high site, we are overwhelmed by a vast expanse of the plateau of the Atacama Desert. Some people have impressions as if they are on Mars …
2013.12.19
Good Design Special Award Ceremony 2013
The Good Design Special Award Ceremony 2013 was held by the Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP) at The Ritz Carlton, Tokyo. Tetsuo Hasegawa, Director of …
2013.12.04
Venus and Antennas at OSF
Venus (known as “the evening star”) is shining brightly in the dusk at the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF at 2900 meters altitude) with litt…
2013.11.26
Comet ISON Captured at ALMA OSF
Comet ISON approaching the sun was captured at the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF at 2900 m above sea level). The photo taken by a digital single-lens r…
2013.11.07
ALMA Morita Array Wins "Good Design Gold Award 2013"
ALMA Morita Array, developed by the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), received Good Design Gold Award at the Good Design Award 2013 sponsored …
2013.10.30
ALMA Booth at the Good Design Exhibition 2013
From October 30 through November 4, “Good Design Exhibition 2013” is held in Tokyo Midtown. The Morita Array is introduced at the exhibition of Goo…
2013.10.21
Mitaka Open House Day 2013
On October 18 and 19, the NAOJ Open House Day 2013 was held at the NAOJ Mitaka campus. This year’s event featured the ALMA Telescope, which started full …
2013.10.09
ALMA Booth at ASJ Fall Meeting 2013
From September 10 through 12, the Astronomical Society of Japan (ASJ) held its annual fall meeting at Tohoku University (Kawauchi campus). The East Asian ALMA …
2013.10.01
ALMA Morita Array Selected for "2013 Good Design BEST 100"
On October 1, the Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP) announced that the Morita Array, a telescope array developed by Japan for ALMA, was selected for &#…
2013.09.17
CONICYT Visits NAOJ Mitaka
On September 5, President of CONICYT (Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica de Chile: National Commission for Scient…
2013.09.09
ALMA resumes operations after end of workers' strike
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) is pleased to announce that the process to restore full operational conditions will start on Monday Sep…
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