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Google Earth map displaying storm tracks in the North Atlantic region

Off Track: How Storms Will Veer in a Warmer World

13.11.2017
Planetary Science, Climate
Weizmann Institute of Science research uncovers the internal mechanisms driving storms toward the poles
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
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 
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...
cold atomic beam experiment

How to Reduce Shockwaves in Molecular Beam Experiments

07.06.2017
Nano Physics, Particle Physics, Planetary Science, Quantum Physics
Aerospace engineering provided the answer
How does rock weathering affect the ocean's acidity?

First Oceans May Have Been Acidic

14.03.2017
Planetary Science, Environment, Climate
A model of ion flux in the oceans shows carbon dioxide driving ocean acidity
Roy Naor

Getting Ready for Mars

02.01.2017
Space & Physics, Planetary Science
Israel’s official representative prepares to conduct geological research in a simulated Mars station  
The Early Flash of an Exploding Star, Caught by Kepler. Credit: NASA Ames, STScI/G. Bacon

This Day In Science History: The Discovery of a Supernova

06.11.2016
Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science
On 6 November 1572, a supernova in the Cassiopeia constellation was first observed by German astronomer Wolfgang Schuler
Proxima Centauri b

Earth-Mass Planet Right Next Door

24.08.2016
Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science
Weizmann Institute of Science researcher is a part of the team that discovered a planet with an Earth-like mass orbiting in the habitable zone of our...
Dr. Daniel Lellouch

Staff Scientist: Dr. Daniel Lellouch

28.07.2016
Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Planetary Science
Dr. Lellouch gets people involved in science through astronomy and physics

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