astronomy Archives – J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/tag/astronomy/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Fri, 14 Jan 2022 06:07:16 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Israeli scientists discover supernova explosion of Wolf-Rayet star https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-scientists-discover-supernova-explosion-of-wolf-rayet-star/ https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-scientists-discover-supernova-explosion-of-wolf-rayet-star/#respond Fri, 14 Jan 2022 06:07:16 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=133042 Israeli scientists from the Weizmann Institute of Science have discovered a rare type of exploding star that has never been observed before, according to a report published on Wednesday in the peer-reviewed British weekly scientific journal Nature. The discovery, led by Professor Avishay Gal-Yam of the school’s Particle Physics and Astrophysics Department, was the observation […]

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/israeli-scientists-discover-supernova-explosion-of-wolf-rayet-star/feed/ 0 133042 Weizmann Institute of Science joins Giant Magellan Telescope https://www.jwire.com.au/weizmann-institute-of-science-joins-giant-magellan-telescope/ https://www.jwire.com.au/weizmann-institute-of-science-joins-giant-magellan-telescope/#respond Mon, 25 Oct 2021 03:45:25 +0000 https://www.jwire.com.au/?p=130493 Recently, the GMTO Corporation welcomed the Weizmann Institute of Science into its international consortium of distinguished universities and research institutions building the Giant Magellan Telescope.

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