The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/astronomy-israel/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:05:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Astronomy Israel | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/astronomy-israel/ 32 32 Bucking boycotts, prizewinning Israeli astrophysicist finds ‘Zen-like’ perspective in space https://www.timesofisrael.com/bucking-boycotts-prizewinning-israeli-astrophysicist-finds-zen-like-perspective-in-space/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 07:05:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3835562 Open University’s first Blavatnik Award laureate, Paz Beniamini, studies cosmic bursts and neutron stars; says science must 'be done on international level' regardless of politics

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]]> A star is born: Israeli team detects stellar-creation particles 400 light-years away https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-star-is-born-israeli-team-detects-stellar-creation-particles-400-light-years-away/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:57:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3748570 Using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology researchers measure cosmic rays in far-off Barnard 68 nebula; study opens 'new field of astrophysics research'

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]]> Team led by Israeli and American scientists discovers silicon and sulfur at supernova core https://www.timesofisrael.com/team-led-by-israeli-and-american-scientists-discovers-silicon-and-sulfur-at-supernova-core/ Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:22:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3623490 Weizmann Institute of Science and Northwestern University researchers say analysis of inner depths of star SN2021yfj confirms the theory that stars have heavier elements

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]]> In world breakthrough, scientists see star survive encounter with a black hole https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-world-breakthrough-scientists-see-star-survive-encounter-with-a-black-hole/ Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:01:58 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3602852 Star AT 2022dbl wandered close to black hole but was only partially destroyed; Tel Aviv University researchers say discovery 'changes our conceptions of black holes'

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]]> In time for the equinox, Israel’s first solar observatory opens in northern Druze town https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-time-for-the-equinox-israels-first-solar-observatory-opens-in-northern-druze-town/ Thu, 20 Mar 2025 05:33:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3490659 Solaris launches in Isfiya as part of a government program to increase space research in the Arab Israeli community

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]]> Israeli scientist proves his far-out theory on interstellar meteor is down to earth https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-scientist-proves-his-far-out-theory-on-interstellar-meteor-is-down-to-earth/ Tue, 09 Aug 2022 02:58:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2806991 Undeterred by naysayers or controversy, Prof. Avi Loeb stuck to his guns about a rare 2014 space rock -- and his findings have finally been vindicated by the US government

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]]> For Israel’s Negev pioneers, a tough but fulfilling lifestyle https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-israels-negev-pioneers-a-tough-but-fulfilling-lifestyle/ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:53:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=408866 Conversations with several remarkable individuals about what it takes to live in the remote, spacious, silent south

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]]> 48 hours around Mitzpe Ramon https://www.timesofisrael.com/48-hours-around-mitzpe-ramon/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:38:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=355482 Craters and cheese, wine and the stars, all in the rejuvenating desert climes of the Negev Desert

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