Astronomers Uncover the Ghostly Remnants of Galaxy Interactions
Using the Subaru Telescope, a team of astronomers reveal the ghostly remnants of galaxy interactions in a nearby galaxy group. Astronomers using the Subaru Telescope’s…
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Subaru Telescope Reveals Active Supermassive Black Holes in Merging Galaxies
Astronomers used the Subaru Telescope to study active supermassive black holes in merging galaxies, revealing that local physical conditions near SMBHs rather than general properties…
Observations Indicate Super-Earth GJ 1214 b Has a Water-Rich Atmosphere
New Subaru Telescope observations of super-Earth GJ 1214 b show that the exoplanet is likely to have a water-rich atmosphere. A Japanese research team of…
Astronomers Observe a Possible Planet-Forming Disk around the Young Star RY Tau
Astronomers used the Subaru Telescope to observe a disk around the young star RY Tau, finding that a “fluffy” layer above the disk appears to…
FastSound Project Releases Its First 3D Map of the Far-Distant Universe
The FastSound Project has released its first version of a 3D map of the far-distant Universe. An international team led by astronomers from Kyoto University,…
Subaru Telescope’s Hyper Suprime-Cam Displays Its Capabilities, Views M31
Subaru Telescope’s Hyper Suprime-Cam displays its abilities with an impressive image of M31. A stunning image of M31 captured by Subaru Telescope’s Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC)…
SEEDS Project Discovers “Second Jupiter” – Lowest-Mass Exoplanet Around a Sun-Like Star
Astronomers in the SEEDS Project have discovered the least massive planet ever detected around a star like the sun. A so-called “second Jupiter,” planet GJ…
CoRoT Sol 1 Discovery Helps Unveil the Future of the Sun
Using the Subaru Telescope, astronomers have discovered a star that has about the same mass and chemical composition as the Sun. This solar twin will…
Astronomers Discover a Blue Supergiant Star Born Outside the Milky Way
Using the Subaru Telescope, the CFHT and NASA’s GALEX, astronomers reveal unprecedented views of the star formation process of a Blue Supergiant star located in…
C60 Detected in Planetary Nebula M1-11
Using data from several telescopes, researchers have detected C60 in the planetary nebula M1-11, bringing scientists closer to understanding the prevalence and formation of C60…
Direct Infrared Image of the Protoplanetary Disk around a Young Star
Using the high-resolution infrared camera HiCIAO, an international group of astronomers captured the first vivid infrared image of a curved arm of dust extending over…