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The transit method. Illustration by Aviad Panthi.

Led by Tel Aviv University researchers, spaceship ‘Gaia’ identifies two new planets

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A new discovery led by researchers from Tel Aviv University: The spaceship “Gaia” from the European Space Agency (ESA) recently identified two new planets in remote solar systems. Since this is the first time...
The newly discovered star Earendel. Photo courtesy of NASA, ESA, Brian Welch (JHU), Dan Coe (STScI); image processing by NASA, ESA, Alyssa Pagan (STScI).

Hubble spots farthest star ever seen

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The farthest individual star ever seen was recently detected by the Hubble Space Telescope in a collaboration including researchers from Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. The newly detected star, dubbed “Earendel” (“morning star” in...

March 3,1337: Gersonides (Rabbi Levi ben Gershon), also known as the Ralbag, observed a...

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Gersonides (Rabbi Levi ben Gershon), also known as the Ralbag, observed a solar eclipse on this date in 1337 from his home in Provence. He became the only stargazer before modern times who correctly...

February 1, 2003: Ilan Ramon, the nation’s first Israeli astronaut for NASA, died

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Israel celebrates and then mourns when Ilan Ramon, the nation’s first Israeli astronaut for NASA, takes part in the STS-107 Columbia space mission. Ramon, an Israeli fighter pilot, was the space shuttle payload specialist. He...
Vera Rubin. Source: American Museum of Natural History.

Jewish astronomer becomes first woman to have US observatory named after her

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The National Science Foundation announced earlier this month that the first national U.S. observatory to be named after a female astronomer will honor Jewish scientist Vera Rubin. The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope in Cerro Pachón, Chile, will...