Kumiko Usuda-Sato and Tyler Ogawa, Jr. Instrument Technician, who graduated from the University of Hawai`i at Hilo, ...

Current status of PFS (As of 2025/07/30) Status of instrument All hardware is now online Fiber throughput variation issue We found that the relative fiber throughput changed in a time-scale of a few ...

The Subaru Telescope has revealed a fourth member of the sednoids, a group of small bodies with peculiar orbits around the outer edge of the Solar System that includes Sedna. The new object, ...

NGC 958 is a spiral galaxy located in the direction of Cetus. We observe the stellar disk at an angle, featuring two prominent grand-design spiral arms and dust lanes (dark lanes) across the disk.

Job Summary CLOSING DATE: July 31, 2025, or until filled. Applications received after this deadline may be considered only if the position is not filled or up to the date a selection has been approved ...

Job Summary CLOSING DATE: July 31, 2025, or until filled. Applications received after this deadline may be considered only if the position is not filled or up to the date a selection has been approved ...

くじら座の方向にある渦巻銀河 NGC 958。斜めを向いた姿で、はっきりとした2本の腕のほか、「ダストレーン」と呼ばれる暗い筋もよく見えます。このダストレーンは、細かな塵が帯状に集まったもので、星から出る光 ...

すばる望遠鏡による観測で、小天体セドナに代表される、太陽系外縁部を特異な軌道で公転する小天体群「セドノイド」の一員となる4番目の天体が新たに発見されました。研究チームによって「アンモナイト」の愛称がつけられたこの天体「2023 KQ 14」は、太陽系形成初期から安定した軌道を ...

2025年7月14日 (ハワイ現地時間) 最終更新日：2025年8月4日 7月12日（土）より、日本科学未来館で特別展『深宇宙展〜人類はどこへ向かうのか～』が開催しています。国立天文台も協力・監修を行っており、宇宙開発の最前線と、宇宙の謎に迫る天文学の魅力をお楽しみいただけます。 拡大して表示 ...

DUTIES: Works as a member of the Instrument Group. Maintains, tests, trouble-shoots, repairs and upgrades mainly, but not limited to, scientific instruments or supporting equipment. Generates and ...