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"Subaru Telescope 2.0" Website Declares a New Era of the Telescope

July 31, 2022
Last updated: July 1, 2023

FY 2022 marks the launch of the "Subaru Telescope 2.0" project, with enhanced technologies that will take us to a higher level of exploration in astronomy. A webpage introducing this project is now available.

&quotSubaru Telescope 2.0" Website Declares a New Era of the Telescope Figure

Figure 1: The thumbnail of the Subaru Telescope 2.0 video. The illustration depicts the science goals that will be achieved with the key instruments of the Subaru Telescope. (Credit: Subaru Telescope, NAOJ)

&quotSubaru Telescope 2.0" Website Declares a New Era of the Telescope Figure2

Figure 2: The three features of Subaru Telescope 2.0. On the website, each feature, "Four Key Instruments," "Four Science Goals," and "Active Collaborations in Japan and Overseas," is introduced clearly. (Credit: NAOJ)

The Subaru Telescope 2.0 will open new windows of discovery through wider, deeper, and more detailed observations, so that we may unlock the secrets of the Universe.

This project is supported by the "Project to Promote Large Scientific Frontiers" of Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).

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