Events December 25, 2019

First IAU Symposium on Inclusion and Diversity held in Mitaka Campus

From Tuesday, November 12 to Friday, November 15, 2019, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) Symposium 358 on “Astronomy for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion - a roadmap to action within the framework of the IAU centennial anniversary” was held in NAOJ Mitaka Campus.

Events September 6, 2019

Announcement of Holding Mitaka Open House Day 2019

Mitaka Open House Day 2019 will be held on Oct. 25 and 26, 2019.

Events April 22, 2019

Publicizing NAOJ Overseas with “IZAKAYA: Japanese Science Pub”

NAOJ ran a joint booth with eight research institutes and universities at the 2019 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) from February 14 to 17 in Washington D.C., U.S.A.

Events September 13, 2018

Announcement of Holding Mitaka Open House Day 2018

Mitaka Open House Day 2018 will be held on Oct. 26 and 27, 2018.

Events April 23, 2018

Communicating Astronomy with the Public 2018: Fukuoka hosts the largest gathering of Astronomy communicators ever

On Wednesday, March 28, 2018, the eighth Communicating Astronomy with the Public Conference (CAP) finished as a great success at the Fukuoka City Science Museum, in Fukuoka. This edition was the largest CAP Conference ever, with 446 participants from 53 different countries.

Events March 16, 2018

Advertising NAOJ with CREEPY Science and Mitaka in the USA

We will introduce two cases where NAOJ hosted a booth at meetings in the United States of America: the World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ) and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Events February 13, 2018

NAOJ’s VR Demonstration at SCWS2017

NAOJ had our own booth at the Science Centre World Summit 2017 (SCWS2017), a global meeting of professionals from science museums around the world.

Events March 16, 2017

Publicizing NAOJ and Playing “Mitaka” at the AAAS Meeting

NAOJ had an exhibit booth at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), held from February 17 to 19 in Boston.

Events December 2, 2016

Mitaka Open House Day 2016: More than 4500 Visitors Gathered at the Observatory in Autumn

The annual open house “Mitaka Open House Day” was held for 2 days on Friday, October 21, and Saturday, October 22, 2016.

Events October 7, 2016

Announcement of Holding Mitaka Open House Day 2016

Mitaka Open House Day 2016 will be held on Oct. 21 and 22, 2016.