Tunnel of wonders
UTokyo's KAGRA gravitational-wave observatory gears up for experiments that could offer new insights on the universe

Takayuki Tomaru was appointed as the professor and the director of the GWPO

KAGRA is introduced in NAOJ Topics vol.2 (video).

Dr. Yoshihide Kozai, former Director General of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), passed away on February 5.

Gravitational waves detection awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics

First simultaneous observation of the merger of two black holes by the two LIGO detectors and by the Virgo detector: triangulation is now possible.