Tereza Pultarova
Tereza is a London-based science and technology journalist, aspiring fiction writer and amateur gymnast. Originally from Prague, the Czech Republic, she spent the first seven years of her career working as a reporter, script-writer and presenter for various TV programmes of the Czech Public Service Television. She later took a career break to pursue further education and added a Master's in Science from the International Space University, France, to her Bachelor's in Journalism and Master's in Cultural Anthropology from Prague's Charles University. She worked as a reporter at the Engineering and Technology magazine, freelanced for a range of publications including Live Science, Space.com, Professional Engineering, Via Satellite and Space News and served as a maternity cover science editor at the European Space Agency.
Latest articles by Tereza Pultarova
![The iconic James Webb Space Telescope image of the galactic cluster known as SMACS 0723.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RDuH9ebiqRV9YyxM2eCiT3-320-80.jpg)
James Webb Space Telescope reveals stellar 'clumps' from the most distant universe
By Tereza Pultarova published
The James Webb Space Telescope reveals the earliest stages of galaxy formation in a time when the universe was less than 1 billion years old.
![A never before seen solar vortex has been observed circling the sun's north pole.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LcUrD2AwhKx9rZHzi9Biah-320-80.jpg)
Strange unprecedented vortex spotted around the sun's north pole
By Tereza Pultarova published
A huge filament of solar plasma has broken off the sun's surface and is circling its north pole like a vortex of powerful winds, but scientists have no clue what caused it.
![British astrophotographer Josh Dury took this image of comet C/2022 E3 above Stonehenge.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iAQPHKwMFkYBBwgqUK5PCT-320-80.jpg)
Rare green comet's close approach a once-in-50,000 years feast for astrophotographers (photos)
By Tereza Pultarova published
A rare green comet that hasn't been seen since the time of the Neaderthals made its closest approach to Earth on Feb. 1, and astrophotographers all over the world couldn't peel their eyes off it.
![British start-up Gravitilab aims to provide scientific microgravity experiments with a customized drone.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SFbHkbFHJctadDYirw6G6K-320-80.jpg)
Watch a drone drop a microgravity capsule in 1st-of-its-kind experiment (video)
By Tereza Pultarova published
A British startup has performed a first-of-its-kind microgravity experiment using a drone.
![A coal-fired power plant in South Africa.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cotZbQfTSnt66pJZTHpsxE-320-80.jpg)
New satellite to police carbon dioxide emitters from space
By Tereza Pultarova published
The first-ever satellite designed to detect major emitters of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide is set to launch to space this year.
![Two coronal holes, areas with disrupted magnetic field, are visible on the face of the sun in this satellite image.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YXkK2Vj3jpquDSMKsr9jh7-320-80.png)
Holes in sun's atmosphere can help predict space weather on Earth
By Tereza Pultarova published
Magnetic properties of coronal holes in the sun's atmosphere can help forecast the severity of geomagnetic storms that hit Earth.
![The SOFIA telescope in the sky.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vvTSjUWyZXBkNAMWuKchJ5-320-80.jpg)
SOFIA: NASA's prematurely canceled airborne telescope that left a gap behind
By Tereza Pultarova last updated
Reference SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy, was a telescope mounted on a Boeing 747 SP aircraft that studied infrared light, essentially heat, emitted by objects in the universe.
![Asteroid 2023 BU during its approach to Earth seen through the eyes of the Virtual Telescope in Italy.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EuDE7LBLaWpVThXxpRrVeL-320-80.jpg)
Watch an SUV-size asteroid zoom by Earth in close shave flyby in this time-lapse video
By Tereza Pultarova published
Watch asteroid 2023 BU make a close flyby of Earth in images shared by the Virtual Telescope Project taken when the rock was just 13,670 miles (22,000 kilometers) from the surface.
![The encounter with Earth will alter the trajectory of asteroid 2023 BU.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zzUQxJBs7Xud6PU2cdsvuY-320-80.jpg)
Car-sized asteroid will pass extremely close to Earth tonight
By Tereza Pultarova last updated
The space rock, called 2023 BU, was discovered less than a week ago.
![A Falcon 9 rocket topped with 56 Starlink spacecraft launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday at 4:32 a.m. EST (0932 GMT).](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cR4SqLdEHDyEa6ogJDCtAG-320-80.jpg)
SpaceX launches heaviest payload on reused rocket's 9th flight
By Mike Wall, Tereza Pultarova published
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted its heaviest payload yet to low Earth orbit when it launched 56 Starlink satellites on Thursday morning (Jan. 26).
![An image of the aftermath of the explosive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in the Pacific Ocean in January 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KyKA4zsZ7D8uWPojBTA8aK-320-80.jpg)
Hunga Tonga undersea volcano eruption likely to make ozone hole larger in coming years
By Tereza Pultarova published
The huge amount of water injected by the cataclysmic Hunga Tonga volcanic eruption into Earth's atmosphere last year will temporarily affect the protective ozone layer.
![An iceberg as large as London has broken off an Antarctic ice shelf.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gi8yAmf88PF7vgBWYCjWei-320-80.jpg)
Wow! Iceberg larger than London breaks off Antarctica (photos)
By Tereza Pultarova published
A giant iceberg almost the size of London has broken off the Brunt Ice Shelf in western Antarctica on Sunday (Jan. 22) after years of cracking.
![An artist's impression of a satellite disintegrating during atmospheric re-entry.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uf2Pe6zQBqn6RzD4nAbqjC-320-80.jpg)
Supersonic planes, rockets and megaconstellations could thwart ozone layer's recovery
By Tereza Pultarova published
The Earth's protective ozone layer is recovering thanks to the successful implementation of the Montreal Protocol. But new threats are emerging that might set back the efforts, scientists say.
![Austrian astrophotographer Michael Jäger captured this image of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) showing a disconnection in its tail.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vZ4wFQR8MMJWZuu3GKTtH4-320-80.jpg)
Brilliant green comet loses part of its tail to solar storm in this stunning astrophotographer photo
By Tereza Pultarova published
An image taken by an Austrian comet hunter reveals a disconnection in Comet's C/2022 E3 (ZTF) tail that may have been caused by turbulent space weather.
![Light pollution is worsening globally, virtually erasing stars from the night sky.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2MQtRGPwiA7BBYFUvrjhaa-320-80.jpg)
Light pollution is erasing stars from the night sky at breakneck pace. It's only going to get worse.
By Tereza Pultarova published
Light pollution is brightening up the night sky so fast that stars are virtually disappearing in front of sky-watchers' eyes, a new study has revealed.
![An artist's impression of a galactic center shrouded in dust.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/umxwfpCmQGTAnQTXhMhk2E-320-80.jpg)
Black holes at galactic centers blast out 10 times more light than previously thought
By Tereza Pultarova published
Black holes residing at the center of galaxies produce way more energy than scientists previously thought, a new study has revealed.
![A surprise asteroid photobombs an image of the nearby galaxy UGC 7938 taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vWb6UL44axYMKMC8WvaY7H-320-80.jpg)
Surprise asteroid photobombs Hubble telescope image. Can you spot it?
By Tereza Pultarova published
The Hubble Space Telescope caught an unexpected asteroid streaking across a field of distant galaxies.
![An image of the Earth captured by the crew of the final Apollo mission, Apollo 17.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hn3JjvzekUUCw6kYstcCn5-320-80.jpg)
2022 was 5th-hottest year on record despite cooling La Nina conditions
By Tereza Pultarova published
2022 was among Earth's 10 warmest years on record despite cooling La Niña conditions, and rising greenhouse gas concentrations hint that the worst is yet to come.
![Europe seen from the International Space Station.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QnchMPNpQVWfjQBed3iVxW-320-80.jpg)
Satellites measure emissions from giant coal-fired power plant for the 1st time
By Tereza Pultarova published
Emissions from a fossil fuel-based power plant have been measured from space for the first time.
![A visualization of NASA's Juno probe orbiting Jupiter.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WkXE3TEAGNRURGFG73ZMt-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Juno Jupiter probe bounces back from memory glitch
By Tereza Pultarova published
NASA's Jupiter explorer Juno's memory is back online, and most of the precious images of the gas giant and its volcanic moon Io Juno took just before the glitch hit have been salvaged.
![Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl Boeing 747 lifts off with the LauncherOne rocket underneath its wing on Jan. 9, 2023, kicking off the Start Me Up mission from Spaceport Cornwall in the United Kingdom. The mission failed to reach orbit.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PnzEv7dJFGg2NSbA9pKXLe-320-80.jpg)
Virgin Orbit rocket suffers anomaly during 1st launch from UK
By Tereza Pultarova published
Virgin Orbit suffered an anomaly on its highly anticipated "Start Me Up" launch, the first-ever orbital mission from the U.K.
![Virgin Orbit's modified Boeing 747, Cosmic Girl, seen in Cornwall in November 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HpVMgKvbsarqHpsAtFzVFo-320-80.jpg)
All systems go for Virgin Orbit's first UK launch, a historic 1st for Europe. Watch it live today.
By Tereza Pultarova last updated
A giant leap for the U.K. space sector is set to take place tonight as Virgin Orbit readies for its first-ever launch from Britain, and from Europe.
![The lunar Gateway space station will be about one sixth of the size of the International Space Station.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cBf6gAgfDj93QYtHBagxkc-320-80.jpg)
NASA's moon-orbiting space station will be claustrophobic, architect says
By Tereza Pultarova published
Living quarters of NASA's moon orbiting Gateway station will be so tiny that astronauts will not be able to stand upright inside, an architect involved in the station's design said.