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 …
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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…
2012.11.08
Let's Experience Augmented Reality with ALMA Leaflet!
The renewed ALMA leaflet has AR (augmented reality) markers on it. By reading the markers with your portable terminal (e.g. smartphone) with a built-in digital…
2012.11.02
Successful Interferometer Test with Band 4 Receivers & Four 7-m Antennas
On October 8 (Chilean Time), interference fringes were successfully detected in an interferometer test conducted with Band 4 receivers developed by NAOJ on fou…
2012.11.01
Mitaka Open House Day 2012
The NAOJ Open House Day 2012 was held at the Mitaka Campus on October 26 and 27. NAOJ ALMA presented poster/diorama exhibition, mini-lectures, and others. Sinc…
2012.10.29
Lecture at Izumo Science Center & Astronomy Class for Elementary and Junior High School Students
Masato Ishiguro, a professor emeritus at NAOJ, gave a mini-lecture at a fall stargazing party held by the Izumo Science Center (Shimane, Japan) on the clear ni…
2012.10.23
ALMA discovers the new tool to explore baby stars: a new water maser emission in the Orion Nebula
Research background Although it is believed that stars are formed by a contraction of interstellar gas, there are still many mysteries left unsolved in the s…
2012.10.15
Astronomical Science Class for Adults "Evolution of Japanese Radio Telescopes"
On October 7, the Discovery Park Yaizu (Shizuoka, Japan) held an astronomical science class for adults titled “Evolution of Japanese Radio Telescopes -fr…
2012.10.11
Surprising Spiral Structure Spotted by ALMA
-- New observations reveal the secrets of a dying star
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered a totally unexpected spiral structure in the material around the old …
2012.10.05
Ceremony Commemorating Acceptance of 16 ACA Antennas
Japan undertakes the development and manufacture of 16 (four 12-m and twelve 7-m) antennas out of a total of 66 ALMA antennas. The Japanese antennas are assemb…
2012.09.25
"Bienvenido a ALMA!" 13th 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!” 13. &#…
2012.09.14
Successful Interferometer Test with Band 8 Receiver & Three 7-m Antennas
From September 13 through 14 (Chilean Time), an interferometer test was conducted with a Band 8 receiver developed by NAOJ and three Japanese 7-m antennas, and…
2012.09.10
"Bienvenido a ALMA!" 12th Article Released
We released a new article of Bienvenido a ALMA, a column series featuring different NAOJ ALMA staff members each time.The author of the 12th article Aya Higuch…
2012.09.07
ALMA Solar Observation WS held in Tokyo
On September 4, the ALMA Solar Observation Workshop was held at the NAOJ Mitaka campus with the participation of more than 20 researchers who specialize in sol…
2012.09.04
ALMA Booth at IAU General Assembly
From August 20 through 31, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) held its General Assembly, a meeting of the global astronomical community, in Beijing, Ch…
2012.08.29
Sweet Result from ALMA - Building blocks of life found around young star
A team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has spotted sugar molecules in the gas surrounding a young Sun-like star. T…
2012.08.25
Nobeyama Open Campus 2012
On August 25, Nobeyama Open Campus 2012 was held at the NAOJ Nobeyama Radio Observatory (NRO) in Nagano prefecture, Japan. Although it was a scorching hot day,…
2012.08.23
"Bienvenido a ALMA!" 11th 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!” 11. &#…
2012.08.10
Mayor of San Pedro de Atacama Visits NAOJ Mitaka
On August 3, Mayor Sandra Berna of San Pedro de Atacama visited the NAOJ Mitaka campus and toured the ALMA Building, Advanced Technology Center (ATC), and 4D2U…
2012.08.01
Successful Interferometer Test with Band 4 Receiver
On July 31(Chile Time), interference fringes were successfully detected in an interferometer test with Band 4 receivers at the Operations Support Facility (OSF…
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