2006.12.25
Existence of a young monster galaxy in more recent times 8.8 B years ago
A huge amount of molecular gas (the fuel for star formation) was detected in a monster galaxy dating back 8.8 billion years by the RAINBOW Interferometer at No…
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2006.12.25
A huge amount of molecular gas (the fuel for star formation) was detected in a monster galaxy dating back 8.8 billion years by the RAINBOW Interferometer at No…
2006.12.22
Comparing a telescope to a human body, while components such as receivers are internal organs, cables to connect them are blood vessels that have very importan…
2006.12.21
The ALMAJ All-Hands Meeting (and yearend party) was held. In the meeting, we shared the vision toward next year by reviewing this years achievements and curren…
2006.12.12
Former president of Chile, Augusto Pinochet, who led the military junta for 16 and half years, died at a military hospital about around 2:00 pm on December 10.…
2006.12.09
In Chile, December 8 is a national holiday called “Inmaculada Concepcion (Immaculate Conception)”. As the day is followed by Saturday (Dec. 9) and …
2006.12.08
At the Operations Support Facility (OSF), a large-scale construction of the antenna maintenance area (and others) is going on. The picture shows the maintenanc…
2006.12.07
The critical design review (CDR) of the ACA correlator developed by the NAOJ was held on December 6 and 7 at the MAOJ Mitaka campus, and the design was approve…
2006.12.02
A bazaar was held by the DiplomatsEWives Association in Santiago. The womens society of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) set up a booth in the bazaar, …
2006.11.29
On the second floor of the AOS Technical Building of ALMA, installation work of HVAC (Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning) for the ACA Correlator has be…
2006.11.25
Construction of a holography tower has started in the area 300 meters away from the assembly sites of the Japanese and North American antennas at the OSF. The …
2006.11.24
A ceremony was held on the eve of the celebration for the 26th anniversary of city administration of San Pedro de Atacama, and the ALMA project was honored for…
2006.11.18
The 12th ALMA Public Lecture titled Universe explored by the gigantic radio telescope in the Andes EFrom the cradle of stars to massive black holes was held i…
2006.11.17
Prior to the celebration for the 26th anniversary of city administration of San Pedro de Atacama scheduled for November 25, various events are being held. As p…
2006.11.14
On the second day of the International Conference “Science with ALMA” ,the topics related to the formation of stars and the planetary system and to…
2006.11.13
From November 13 through 17, the International Conference titled “Science with ALMA: A New Era for Astrophysics” is being held in Madrid, Spain. Th…
2006.11.09
From November 9 through 10, the ALMA Board was held in Madrid, Spain. Fom Japan, Shoken Miyama (Director General of NAOJ) attended the meeting with ALMA-J exec…
2006.11.01
A fixed-point web camera, installed in the construction site of the ALMA Operations Support Facility (OSF), has started operation, and its real-time images are…
2006.10.28
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan held its 2006 Open Day at Mitaka Campus. This year, ALMA-J Project Office presented: explanation of ALMA using poste…
2006.10.26
The 1st East Asia ALMA Science Advisory Committee was held at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan with the committee members and observers from Japa…
2006.10.23
Following the development of a paper model of the 12m Antenna for ALMA, a paper model of the ALMA antenna transporter has almost been completed. The paper mode…
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has successfully observed a site of planet formation by detecti…
This article is a revised version. Please check the original press release by the European South Observatory here. This…
In the November 2024 issue of Forbes JAPAN, Professor Misato Fukagawa, who serves as the East Asia Operations Manager o…