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Eran Ofek

Ben Kelmer Studio
26.03.2023

The most powerful survey telescope in the world is being constructed in the south of Israel

ULTRASAT
21.02.2023

A Weizmann Institute of Science and Israel Space Agency flagship, the instrument will enter orbit in 2025; it’s expected to revolutionize...

NASA/Johns Hopkins APL
30.09.2022

Weizmann Institute scientists observe NASA asteroid shooter in action

tidal disruption event
26.04.2021

A high-energy neutrino that flung out from a star, ripped apart by a black hole, reveals something about the cosmic sources of these...

artist's illustration: merging neutron stars
16.10.2017

Weizmann Institute scientists help confirm and analyze the star merger

Circum-stellar shell
14.03.2017

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

Chandra Crab Nebula. Image: NASA
07.02.2013

Researchers discover a star’s “mini-explosion” taking place just a month...

(l-r) Drs. Avishay Gal-Yam and Eran Ofek in the Martin Kraar Observatory on the Weizmann campus
04.01.2012

A day after landing in Israel, Dr. Eran Ofek was already at work uncovering the secrets of a new supernova

A Supernova with a View
15.12.2011

The closest supernova in 25 years yields new insights into its formation