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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...

Circum-stellar shell

Explosive Material: The Making of a Supernova

14.03.2017

Space & Physics, Astrophysics

Pre-supernova stars may show signs of instability for months before the big explosion

Chandra/Harvard

Mystery of Super Flash Solved

15.12.2016

Space & Physics, Astrophysics

The brightest flash of light in the cosmos could be a rare event involving a star and a supermassive black hole

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