Yohai Kaspi

artist's illustration: JUNO

Israeli Eyes on Jupiter Orbiter

30.06.2016

Space & Physics, Planetary Science

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...

Jupiter

Israeli Instrument Bound for Jupiter

07.01.2016

Space & Physics, Astrophysics, Technology & Applications

Weizmann Institute...

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A Short Day on Saturn

26.03.2015

Astrophysics, Planetary Science

A new mathematical formula can reveal how fast a planet is rotating

Image from the Voyager II flyby of Neptune in August 1989 (NASA). In the middle is the Great Dark Spot, accompanied by bright, white clouds that undergo rapid changes in appearance. To the south of the Great Dark Spot is the bright feature that Voyager scientists nicknamed "Scooter." Still farther south is the feature called "Dark Spot 2," which has a bright core. As each feature moves eastward at a different velocity, they are rarely aligned this way. Wind velocities near the equator are westward, reaching

Weather on the Outer Planets Only Goes So Deep

16.05.2013

Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Environment

Weizmann Institute researchers and their colleagues set an upper limit for the thickness of...

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