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Inoe Lab
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A lab that searches for the first galaxies in the universe using some of the world's most advanced telescopes.
AboutAbout the lab
Observing the first galaxies in the universe.
The Inoe Lab aims to observe the first galaxies born in the universe.
Using state-of-the-art observatories such as the Subaru Telescope and ALMA, the lab studies galaxy formation and evolution and a phenomenon known as cosmic reionization.
The lab also observes protoplanetary disks around young stars to study how planetary systems form.
It is also working on conceptual designs for next-generation space telescopes capable of observing a wide range of celestial objects.
Key terms
- Cosmic reionization
- A phenomenon that took place during the first one billion years after the universe was born, in which the state of the entire universe changed.
- Protoplanetary disk
- A disk of gas and dust that forms around a young star, in which planets are born.
- Biomarker
- A substance that serves as a clue that life exists on a planet.
NewsLab news
First detection of a neutral oxygen emission line from a galaxy in the early universe
Discovery of a supermassive black hole growing at one of the fastest rates in the early universe
Discovery of extremely hot interstellar dust in a galaxy from 13.2 billion years ago
James Webb Space Telescope captures a star cluster 13.3 billion light-years away
Discovery of molecular gas blown out from a quasar 12.9 billion light-years away
ResearchResearch themes
The lab uses some of the world's most advanced telescopes to observe a wide range of objects, from the first galaxies in the universe to exoplanets. It takes on open questions such as galaxy formation and evolution, cosmic reionization, and planetary system formation, and also studies concepts for next-generation space telescopes.
*Illustrative imageGalaxy Formation and Evolution
The first galaxies in the universe are thought to have formed 200 to 300 million years after the Big Bang. The research team succeeded in measuring the distance to a galaxy called MACS1149-JD1, and is now taking on the challenge of discovering even earlier "first" galaxies.
*Illustrative imageCosmic Reionization
Cosmic reionization is a phase transition that took place in the first one billion years of the universe, and it is linked to the formation of stars, galaxies, and black holes. Making full use of Subaru and ALMA, the lab investigates what the sources of radiation that triggered it were.
*Illustrative imagePlanetary System Formation
Planetary systems form within protoplanetary disks around young stars. Through observations of these disks, the lab seeks to understand the process by which tiny sub-micron-sized dust grains collide and coalesce, eventually growing into planets thousands of kilometers across.
*Illustrative imageNext-Generation Space Telescopes
Earth's atmosphere absorbs light at some wavelengths and blurs the images of celestial objects through turbulence. The lab studies concepts for next-generation space telescopes, unaffected by the atmosphere, that can observe everything from the first galaxies in the distant universe to biomarkers on nearby exoplanets.
MembersFaculty
The Inoe Lab consists of faculty members, postdoctoral researchers, visiting researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- Professor (Fixed-term)Akio Inoe
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Webb's First Deep Field” NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI / Public domain (cropped)
- Galaxy Formation and Evolution: “Hubble ultra deep field” NASA and the European Space Agency / Public domain (cropped)
- Cosmic Reionization: “Subaru Telescope. Mauna Kea Summit ( )” Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Planetary System Formation: “HL Tau protoplanetary disk” ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Next-Generation Space Telescopes: “James Webb Space Telescope Mirror37” NASA/MSFC/David Higginbotham/Emmett Given / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Yamada Lab): “Keplers supernova” NASA/ESA/JHU/R.Sankrit & W.Blair / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Tsujikawa Lab): “Illustris Dark Matter and Gas” Illustris Collaboration / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Takano Lab): “Crowded cytosol” TimVickers / Public domain (cropped)
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