Subaru Telescope
Dark Matter Filaments Bind Galaxies Together
A slim bridge of dark matter - just a hint of a larger cosmic skeleton - has been found binding…
‘Stealth Merger’ of Dwarf Galaxies Seen in New Images
[/caption] Space may be vast, but accidents can still happen, like when galaxies "collide," usually resulting in the smaller one…
A Star-Making Blob from the Cosmic Dawn
[/caption] Looking back in time with some of our best telescopes, astronomers have found one of the most distant and…
3-D View From Subaru – Stephan’s Quintet
[/caption] While this isn't a true "cross eye" image, you can darn sure open the larger version, set it to…
Free Range Brown Dwarfs
[/caption] Using two of the world's largest optical-infrared telescopes, the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii and the Very Large Telescope (VLT)…
Even the Early Universe Had the Ingredients for Life
[/caption] For us carbon-based life forms, carbon is a fairly important part of the chemical makeup of the Universe. However,…
Uncloaking Type Ia Supernovae
Type Ia supernovae... Right now they are one of the most studied - and most mysterious - of all stellar…
Red-Burning Galaxies… Let’s Get The Party Started!
[/caption] Utilizing the Subaru Telescope, a research team of astronomers from the University of Tokyo and the National Astronomical Society…
Japanese Astronomy Pushes on After Hard Year
[/caption] From faulty spacecraft to two damaged facilities, the past year has been a tough year for Japan's astronomical programs.…
Subaru 8-meter Telescope Damaged by Leaking Coolant
[/caption] A “serious hardware incident” has shut down the Subaru Telescope indefinitely. A leak allowed orange-colored coolant to spill over…