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landing site

Beresheet Lunar Landing Site Revealed

17.03.2019
Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science
The main scientific instrument aboard the tiny craft completed its first measurement 
Cassini image of Saturn

Saturn’s Atmosphere Proves Deep, Its Rings Young

17.01.2019
Astrophysics, Planetary Science
As Cassini reached its final act, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers took part in the last phase of the 20-year mission
Blood Moon. Image: Thinkstock

Two Spectacular Celestial Events Grace our Skies at the End of July

24.07.2018
Astrophysics, Planetary Science
Israel is privileged to have “front-row” viewings of a blood moon and the simultaneous alignment of four planets
Inside the XENON1tT water shield

XENON1T Team Sets Limits

30.05.2018
Space & Physics, Astrophysics
Weizmann researchers participate in the most sensitive search for dark matter to date
artist's illustration: merging neutron stars

Crashing Neutron Stars Observed for the First Time

16.10.2017
Astrophysics, Theoretical Physics
Weizmann Institute scientists help confirm and analyze the star merger
Asteroid Florence

Florence Flies By

07.09.2017
Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science
A telescope at the Weizmann Institute of Science captures the path of an asteroid
The hourglass like energy-momentum relation in a Weyl material

Closer to Understanding the Mysteries of the Universe

04.09.2017
Astrophysics, Particle Physics, Materials Science
In Dr. Binghai Yan’s research, novel materials pave the way to new discoveries in physics
Mars impact

Minerals in a Family of Asteroids Reveal Martian Roots

20.07.2017
Astrophysics, Planetary Science
A new Institute study suggests "Trojan" asteriods were born in a giant impact 
black hole

The Missing Black Holes

22.06.2017
Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Theoretical Physics
Why do we not see midsized black holes in the Universe? 
The south pole of Jupiter is seen from an altitude of 32,000 miles (52,000 kilometers) in this enhanced color mosaic of images from NASA's JunoCam. Cyclones up to 600 miles wide (1,000 km) are visible. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Betsy Asher Hall/Gervasio Robles SCOTT BOLTON – 3

Jupiter, Revealed: Israeli Scientists Peer Beneath the Cloud Cover of Our Solar System's Largest Planet

15.06.2017
Astrophysics, Planetary Science
Weizmann Institute scientists are leading one of the main experiments on NASA’s Juno space mission, aimed at learning how deep the planet's jet...

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