The Ring Nebula
Credit: Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Legacy Archive, Robert Gendler
Credit: Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Legacy Archive, Robert Gendler
November 26, 2024 at 2:40 AM
The Ring Nebula
Credit: Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Legacy Archive, Robert Gendler
Credit: Subaru Telescope (NAOJ), Hubble Legacy Archive, Robert Gendler
Des astronomes viennent d'observer la naissance d'une étoile à 1300 années-lumière de nous!!
©ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al.
©ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al.
July 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Des astronomes viennent d'observer la naissance d'une étoile à 1300 années-lumière de nous!!
©ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al.
©ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al.
Meet Sh 2‑106, a tight‑knit stellar nursery in Cygnus; a dust‑cloaked infant star at its center sculpts the nebula into an hourglass.
(Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) and NAOJ)
(Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) and NAOJ)
April 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Meet Sh 2‑106, a tight‑knit stellar nursery in Cygnus; a dust‑cloaked infant star at its center sculpts the nebula into an hourglass.
(Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) and NAOJ)
(Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) and NAOJ)
A new image taken using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) shows the heart of the Milky Way galaxy in extraordinary detail. spklr.io/6045D21SW
📸: ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Longmore et al. Background: ESO/D. Minniti et al.
📸: ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Longmore et al. Background: ESO/D. Minniti et al.
February 26, 2026 at 3:06 PM
A new image taken using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) shows the heart of the Milky Way galaxy in extraordinary detail. spklr.io/6045D21SW
📸: ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Longmore et al. Background: ESO/D. Minniti et al.
📸: ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Longmore et al. Background: ESO/D. Minniti et al.
Image credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Balsalobre-Ruza et al.
October 3, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Image credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Balsalobre-Ruza et al.
Verrückter Fakt des Tages: #vfdt
Die Sonne ist hier nicht zu Hause.
Vermutlich ist die Sonne, zusammen mit vielen anderen ähnlichen Sternen deutlich weiter drin im Zentrum der Galaxie entstanden und dann, möglicherweise durch das Einwirken einer anderen Galaxie, nach außen transportiert worden.
Die Sonne ist hier nicht zu Hause.
Vermutlich ist die Sonne, zusammen mit vielen anderen ähnlichen Sternen deutlich weiter drin im Zentrum der Galaxie entstanden und dann, möglicherweise durch das Einwirken einer anderen Galaxie, nach außen transportiert worden.
April 19, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Verrückter Fakt des Tages: #vfdt
Die Sonne ist hier nicht zu Hause.
Vermutlich ist die Sonne, zusammen mit vielen anderen ähnlichen Sternen deutlich weiter drin im Zentrum der Galaxie entstanden und dann, möglicherweise durch das Einwirken einer anderen Galaxie, nach außen transportiert worden.
Die Sonne ist hier nicht zu Hause.
Vermutlich ist die Sonne, zusammen mit vielen anderen ähnlichen Sternen deutlich weiter drin im Zentrum der Galaxie entstanden und dann, möglicherweise durch das Einwirken einer anderen Galaxie, nach außen transportiert worden.
Astronomers have, for the first time, witnessed the birth of a solar system! A young star named d203-506 is forming planets within its dusty disk — a rare glimpse into our cosmic beginnings.
Credit: NRAO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
Credit: NRAO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
July 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Astronomers have, for the first time, witnessed the birth of a solar system! A young star named d203-506 is forming planets within its dusty disk — a rare glimpse into our cosmic beginnings.
Credit: NRAO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
Credit: NRAO/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
image credit: ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al. via AP)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
July 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
image credit: ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al. via AP)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Forged in fire. My cover for the latest @nature.com issue.
www.eso.org/public/news/...
ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al.
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www.eso.org/public/news/...
ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al.
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July 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Forged in fire. My cover for the latest @nature.com issue.
www.eso.org/public/news/...
ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al.
🔭 🧪 ☄️
www.eso.org/public/news/...
ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. McClure et al.
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We are Not Alone: Our Sun Escaped From Galactic Center Together with Stellar “Twins”
www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/scie... 🔭🧪
Credit video: NAOJ
www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/scie... 🔭🧪
Credit video: NAOJ
March 13, 2026 at 2:59 PM
We are Not Alone: Our Sun Escaped From Galactic Center Together with Stellar “Twins”
www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/scie... 🔭🧪
Credit video: NAOJ
www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/scie... 🔭🧪
Credit video: NAOJ
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
2024 September 8
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
Image Credit: Subaru (NAOJ), Hubble (NASA/ESA), Mayall (NSF);
Explanation:
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240908.…
2024 September 8
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
Image Credit: Subaru (NAOJ), Hubble (NASA/ESA), Mayall (NSF);
Explanation:
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240908.…
September 8, 2024 at 10:02 AM
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
2024 September 8
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
Image Credit: Subaru (NAOJ), Hubble (NASA/ESA), Mayall (NSF);
Explanation:
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240908.…
2024 September 8
M31: The Andromeda Galaxy
Image Credit: Subaru (NAOJ), Hubble (NASA/ESA), Mayall (NSF);
Explanation:
apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240908.…
credit: Ko Arimatsu (NAOJ)
April 11, 2026 at 2:41 AM
credit: Ko Arimatsu (NAOJ)
That fuzzy patch is thought to be itself a dusty disk that is now forming into moons -- and that has never been seen before.
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Benisty et al.
Learn more: www.eso.org/public/news/...
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Benisty et al.
Learn more: www.eso.org/public/news/...
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July 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
That fuzzy patch is thought to be itself a dusty disk that is now forming into moons -- and that has never been seen before.
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Benisty et al.
Learn more: www.eso.org/public/news/...
Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/Benisty et al.
Learn more: www.eso.org/public/news/...
Yet something is puzzling astronomers — and Betelgeuse's close companion star, recently suggested by observations with our VLT, could be behind it.
Discover more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2634a/
📷 ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/W. Dent et al.
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2/2
Discover more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2634a/
📷 ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/W. Dent et al.
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A bubbling Betelgeuse
A bubbling Betelgeuse
www.eso.org
August 24, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Yet something is puzzling astronomers — and Betelgeuse's close companion star, recently suggested by observations with our VLT, could be behind it.
Discover more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2634a/
📷 ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/W. Dent et al.
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2/2
Discover more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2634a/
📷 ALMA(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/W. Dent et al.
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24H 4K All Sky Timelapse, Maunakea, Hawaii
As of 2026/09/26
Credit: NAOJ
As of 2026/09/26
Credit: NAOJ
Nagarehoshiko channel
YouTube
www.youtube.com
September 26, 2026 at 11:42 PM
24H 4K All Sky Timelapse, Maunakea, Hawaii
As of 2026/09/26
Credit: NAOJ
As of 2026/09/26
Credit: NAOJ
赤色巨星の「ちょうこくしつ座R星」のまわりにある渦巻構造とそれを取り囲む球殻構造を、アルマ望遠鏡がとらえた画像。2012年に公開された画像です。
astropics.bookbright.co.jp/r-sculptoris
Image Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. Maercker et al.
astropics.bookbright.co.jp/r-sculptoris
Image Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. Maercker et al.
March 17, 2026 at 11:48 PM
赤色巨星の「ちょうこくしつ座R星」のまわりにある渦巻構造とそれを取り囲む球殻構造を、アルマ望遠鏡がとらえた画像。2012年に公開された画像です。
astropics.bookbright.co.jp/r-sculptoris
Image Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. Maercker et al.
astropics.bookbright.co.jp/r-sculptoris
Image Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. Maercker et al.
Save the date! 2 - 6 November 2026 for the IAU "Innovative Research and Techniques in Astronomy Communication". 🔭🛰️ Held online & on-site at the National Astronomy Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), discussions will explore how astronomers can better share their work with peers, policymakers, and public 🧪.
Save the Date: IAU Symposium "Innovative Research and Techniques in Astronomy Communication"
The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) will host the IAU Symposium "Innovative Research and Techniques in Astronomy Communication" from 2-6 November 2026 at the NAOJ Mitaka campus in To...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Save the date! 2 - 6 November 2026 for the IAU "Innovative Research and Techniques in Astronomy Communication". 🔭🛰️ Held online & on-site at the National Astronomy Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), discussions will explore how astronomers can better share their work with peers, policymakers, and public 🧪.
24H VR 4K All Sky Timelapse, Maunakea, Hawaii
As of 2026/09/26
Credit: NAOJ
As of 2026/09/26
Credit: NAOJ
Nagarehoshiko channel
YouTube
www.youtube.com
September 26, 2026 at 11:42 PM
24H VR 4K All Sky Timelapse, Maunakea, Hawaii
As of 2026/09/26
Credit: NAOJ
As of 2026/09/26
Credit: NAOJ
100億年前の宇宙にある遠方銀河PJ0116-24。手前にある銀河の重力レンズ効果によってリング状に見えています。ESO（ヨーロッパ南天天文台）のVLT（超大型望遠鏡）の画像（赤）と、アルマ望遠鏡の画像（青）を合成。
astropics.bookbright.co.jp/zooming-in-o...
Image Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/ESO/D. Liu et al.
astropics.bookbright.co.jp/zooming-in-o...
Image Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/ESO/D. Liu et al.
March 1, 2026 at 6:49 AM
100億年前の宇宙にある遠方銀河PJ0116-24。手前にある銀河の重力レンズ効果によってリング状に見えています。ESO（ヨーロッパ南天天文台）のVLT（超大型望遠鏡）の画像（赤）と、アルマ望遠鏡の画像（青）を合成。
astropics.bookbright.co.jp/zooming-in-o...
Image Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/ESO/D. Liu et al.
astropics.bookbright.co.jp/zooming-in-o...
Image Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/ESO/D. Liu et al.
Great news! Prof. Mareki Honma, Director of NAOJ Mizusawa VLBI Observatory and long-standing member of the EHT, has been awarded the 2025 Nishina Memorial Prize. The award recognizes his achievements in contributions to imaging the shadow of supermassive black holes.
November 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Great news! Prof. Mareki Honma, Director of NAOJ Mizusawa VLBI Observatory and long-standing member of the EHT, has been awarded the 2025 Nishina Memorial Prize. The award recognizes his achievements in contributions to imaging the shadow of supermassive black holes.
That we can see other star systems form blows my mind. This image is a composite of data from JWST, Hubble, and ALMA, and shows a disk called Oph 163131, which is 480 lightyears away.
Read more:
esawebb.org/images/potm2...
Credit:ESA/Webb/NASA/CSA/ESA/Hubble/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. Villenave
Read more:
esawebb.org/images/potm2...
Credit:ESA/Webb/NASA/CSA/ESA/Hubble/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. Villenave
April 9, 2026 at 5:59 PM
That we can see other star systems form blows my mind. This image is a composite of data from JWST, Hubble, and ALMA, and shows a disk called Oph 163131, which is 480 lightyears away.
Read more:
esawebb.org/images/potm2...
Credit:ESA/Webb/NASA/CSA/ESA/Hubble/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. Villenave
Read more:
esawebb.org/images/potm2...
Credit:ESA/Webb/NASA/CSA/ESA/Hubble/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/M. Villenave
International Astronomical Union (IAU) and National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) will host the symposium, Innovative Research and Techniques in #Astronomy Communication, at the NAOJ Mitaka campus in Tokyo, Japan, and online. Abstracts & grants due by 8 May. www.iau.org/Iau/Science/... 🔭
April 28, 2026 at 1:28 PM
International Astronomical Union (IAU) and National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) will host the symposium, Innovative Research and Techniques in #Astronomy Communication, at the NAOJ Mitaka campus in Tokyo, Japan, and online. Abstracts & grants due by 8 May. www.iau.org/Iau/Science/... 🔭