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Founded in 1944, the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science develops philanthropic support for the Weizmann Institute in Israel, and advances its mission of science for the future of humanity.
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Mar 22, 2009... A supernova, or stellar explosion, some 200 million light-years away has been traced to its progenitor star, one of only a few times the source of a supernova h ... Read more
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May 22, 2013... HIGHEST-ENERGY SUPERNOVAE might look quite spectacular from a planet orbiting the exploding star, but any civilization would most likely be obliterated. Illustr ... Read more
May 24, 2010... Not all explosions are created equal: It’s as true for film effects as it is for the stars. Yet, until now, scientists had only observed two basic kinds of expl ... Read more
Oct 19, 2017...
A ring of cyclones swirls around Jupiter's south pole.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has plumbed the depths of Jupiter, revealing that the planet’s famous bands o ... Read more
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Mar 07, 2018...
Jupiter’s south pole, taken during a Juno flyby, Dec 16, 2017. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kevin M. Gill
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—March 7, 2018—Three papers ... Read more
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Mar 17, 2019...
The Beresheet landing site
REHOVOT, ISRAEL—March 17, 2019—The main scientific instrument on board the Israeli Beresheet spacecraft, the SpaceIL Magnetomete ... Read more
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Jun 30, 2016...
Image: NASA
On July 4, NASA’s Juno spacecraft will be entering orbit around Jupiter, the largest planet in the Solar System. Its extended trip – more than ... Read more
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Apr 02, 2018...
SpaceIL’s lunar module on a simulated moon backdrop. Photo: courtesy
“We are moving forward with the project, regardless of the terms or status of the Goog ... Read more
May 21, 2014... A brilliant supernova (right) explodes in the galaxy UGC 9379, located about 360 million light-years from Earth, in this before-and-after view. The left image w ... Read more
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Aug 28, 2007...
A Computer Simulation Shows How Evolution May Have Speeded Up
Is heading straight for a goal the quickest way there? If the name of the game is evolution, ... Read more
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