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…
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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…
2012.11.19
"Bienvenido a ALMA!" 14th 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!” 14. &#…
2012.11.15
Pierre Cox is Appointed as New ALMA Director
The ALMA Board announced today, 14 November 2012, that Pierre Cox has been appointed as the next Director of ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter A…
2012.11.11
NAOJ Public Lecture "New Vision of the Universe Explored by ALMA"
At Science Agora 2012, an science event held in Odaiba,Tokyo, NAOJ gave a public lecture titled “New Vision of the Universe Explored by ALMA”. The …
2012.11.09
45 Antennas at AOS
Another European 12-m antenna arrived at the Array Operations Site (AOS) at 5000 m asl. This brought the number of antennas at the AOS to 45. This photo was ta…
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