- New research shows the formation of planetary systems, like the Solar System, can be explained by the sequential formation of the planets from inside to outside by the repetition of this process; like a line of falling dominos, each one triggering the next. https://www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/science/2024/20241213-alma.html 4 comments science
- A study of comet motions indicates that the Solar System has a second alignment plane. This has important implications for models of how comets originally formed in the Solar System. https://www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/science/2020/20200929-rise.html 4 comments science
- Planets Around a Black Hole?―Calculations Show Possibility of Bizarre Worlds https://www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/science/2019/20191125-cfca.html 11 comments space
- For the first time ever, astronomers have detected a 1.3 km radius body at the edge of the Solar System. Kilometer sized bodies like the one discovered have been predicted to exist for more than 70 years. https://www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/science/2019/20190129-kbo.html 108 comments space
- The core of the moon is still hot http://www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/science/2014/20140807-rise.html 220 comments science
- ‘Seeds’ of Massive Black Holes Found at the Center of the Milky Way Galaxy http://www.nao.ac.jp/e/release/2012/07/20/seeds-of-massive-black-holes-found-at-the-center-of-the-milky-way-galaxy.html 2 comments science