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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)
13.04.2023

The Ultra Stable Oscillator, designed for an experiment led by Weizmann Institute scientists, is at the forefront of ESA’s JUICE mission to...

Cassini image of Saturn
17.01.2019

As Cassini reached its final act, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers took part in the last phase of the 20-year mission

Jupiter_Juno image. NASA
07.03.2018

“Jupiter’s atmosphere is many times greater than anything we have seen before” 

Google Earth map displaying storm tracks in the North Atlantic region
13.11.2017

Weizmann Institute of Science research uncovers the internal mechanisms driving storms toward the poles

artist's illustration: JUNO
30.06.2016

Dr. Yohai Kaspi is part of the Juno Science team that hopes to answer some burning questions about the largest planet in the Solar System...

Satellite image showing a patch of bright waters associated with a bloom of phytoplankton in the Barents Sea off Norway. Image courtesy of Norman Kuring, Ocean Color Group at Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
21.10.2014

Understanding how viruses attack giant algal blooms may help us understand their role in fixing global carbon
 

Biosphere-Atmosphere Mobile Research Lab
02.07.2013

A method devised by Institute scientists may help researchers get a grip on CO2 absorption by plants

 

Iron pyrite crystal (Thinkstock photos)
28.08.2012

As sulfur moves through the environment, it helps regulate oxygen in the atmosphere

Iron pyrite. Photo: Thinkstock
23.07.2012

The sulfur-based chemistry of iron pyrite may play a major role in atmospheric oxygen concentrations
 

Old newsprint /Shironeko Euro. History behind the print
04.11.2011

Old paper preserves records of air pollution from over 100 years ago.

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