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A Hundred Million Suns: The Most Complete Portrait of a Supernova

27.03.2024
Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science
Weizmann Institute scientists map out data from a once-in-a-lifetime explosion
Illustration showing the unmanned spacecraft JUICE in the vicinity of Jupiter (center). On the right: the moons Callisto and Europa; on the left: Ganymede and Io (yellow), Jupiter’s volcanically active moon that is not included in the mission’s core program (Courtesy of the ESA)

Across the Universe: Israeli Tech to Reach Deep Space for the First Time

13.04.2023
Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science
The Ultra Stable Oscillator, designed for an experiment led by Weizmann Institute scientists, is at the forefront of ESA’s JUICE mission to Jupiter
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New Eyes on the Sky

26.03.2023
Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science
The most powerful survey telescope in the world is being constructed in the south of Israel
ULTRASAT

NASA to Launch Israel’s First Space Telescope Mission, ULTRASAT

21.02.2023
Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science
A Weizmann Institute of Science and Israel Space Agency flagship, the instrument will enter orbit in 2025; it’s expected to revolutionize research of...
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Look on the Bright Side of Earth

23.01.2023
Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Environment, Climate
Why do Earth’s hemispheres look equally bright when viewed from space? Weizmann Institute scientists offer a solution to this 50-year-old mystery
A Wolf-Rayet star and the nebula surrounding it captured by the Hubble Space Telescope. Gal-Yam and colleagues are the first to discover a rare-type supernova originating from this star // NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

Going Out with a Bang

12.01.2022
Astrophysics, Particle Physics
A first-of-its-kind exploding star – thought to have existed only in theory – was recently discovered
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Measured in Depth for the First Time

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Measured in Depth for the First Time

28.10.2021
Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Climate
Weizmann Institute of Science researchers, together with their NASA collaborators, shed new light on Jupiter, revealing a surprising parallel with...
One of the Giant Magellan Telescope's mirrors

Pointing the World’s Largest Mirrors Toward the Heavens

19.10.2021
Space & Physics, Astrophysics
Weizmann Institute of Science joins Giant Magellan Telescope to advance the world’s most powerful telescope
Super cyclones swirling around Jupiter's poles

Jupiter's Super Polar Cyclones are Here to Stay

19.07.2021
Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science
Weizmann Institute scientists reveal how gigantic cyclones remain stable at both of Jupiter’s poles
MBZUAI President, Professor Eric Xing and President of the Weizmann Institute, Professor Alon Chen in Abu Dhabi

A Senior Delegation from the Weizmann Institute of Science Visits MBZUAI Campus in Abu Dhabi

03.05.2021
Math & Computer Science, Computer Vision, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Astrophysics, Personalized Medicine, Genetics, Technology & Applications, Benefiting Humanity, Biotechnology
The two parties discussed their new collaboration initiative to advance the field of artificial intelligence research

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