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
![One of the sample tubes dropped by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover at a storage location in Jezero Crater.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aozjVZqDLAwNMQXqTxTQ2k-320-80.jpg)
Perseverance Mars rover's sample cache now 40% complete
By Tereza Pultarova published
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has dropped its fourth rock sample tube at a location in Jezero Crater, meaning its first backup sample depot is now 40% complete.
![Water vapour imagery by NOAA's GOES West satellite shows a powerful atmospheric river funeling moisture from Hawai'i to California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Nq9YGH8phSkwtJwYuUrGLQ-320-80.gif)
Satellites watch 'atmospheric river' bring extreme rain to California (photos)
By Tereza Pultarova published
Satellites are watching as a so-called atmospheric river brings huge amounts of tropical moisture to California, prompting weather forecasters to issue flood-risk alerts.
![A powerful coronal mass ejection erupting from the sun pictured by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO).](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CHRDGVB49cVyB8B47CeRi3-320-80.gif)
A giant plasma cloud bursts from the sun, but fortunately it won't hit Earth
By Tereza Pultarova published
A giant cloud of magnetized plasma exploded from a sunspot hidden on the far side of the sun, which might turn to face Earth only two days from now.
![A visualization of the HAKUTO-R spacecraft of Japanese space start-up ispace.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/bKJTvFxfmxHHp5FSEW2zdM-320-80.jpg)
Private Japanese lunar lander performs 2nd major maneuver on its way to the moon
By Tereza Pultarova published
The HAKUTO-R mission by Japan-based startup ispace performed its second major deep-space maneuver on Jan. 2, keeping it on course to reach the moon in April.
![Part of the antenna array at the High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QqWFZ7JWMA2Ru5BbbkCPtR-320-80.jpg)
Scientists just tried to see inside an asteroid with radio waves from this HAARP array
By Tereza Pultarova published
Some people think HAARP was built to trigger natural disasters, but it may, in fact, help to save Earth one day.
![InSight's 'final selfie' of April 24, 2022 shows a solar-powered lander caked in Martian dust.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3bJuDPq6oyCE6A9jz4jS8W-320-80.jpg)
Can we save Mars robots from death by dust?
By Tereza Pultarova published
NASA's Mars Insight lander died a slow death by dust. Could anything have been done to save it?
![The concept of the orbiting solar power plant called CASSIOPeIA by the U.K.-based International Electric Company.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SYQJ39KYtcDbtTm9pHu2cf-320-80.jpg)
Can space-based solar power really work? Here are the pros and cons.
By Tereza Pultarova published
The world is struggling to wean itself off fossil fuels. Should space-based solar power be part of the solution?
![NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Eqmajd7qHyarRPA62TErmQ-320-80.jpg)
Mars' ancient atmosphere may not have had much oxygen after all
By Tereza Pultarova published
There may have been no oxygen in the atmosphere of ancient Mars after all, a new study has found, but don't despair, there still could have been living creatures crawling on the planet.
![An astronaut during a spacewalk.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FwqDo4ciCYGmuaGuuXyAT-320-80.jpg)
Russian space debris forces space station to dodge, delays US spacewalk
By Tereza Pultarova last updated
A piece of Russian space junk forced NASA to call off a spacewalk and the International Space Station to dodge out of the way on Wednesday (Dec. 21).
![Asteroid Bennu appears as a grey rock covered in smaller rocks/gravel, against the black backdrop of space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BMVq9w3fG6m5zzzFvmqm9d-320-80.jpg)
Asteroid Bennu: The squishy space rock that almost swallowed a spacecraft
By Tereza Pultarova last updated
Reference Asteroid Bennu is a potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid that was studied by NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission from 2018 to 2021.
![Infrared images of Jupiter taken in 2016 show cooler areas in blue and warmer areas in orange.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jccwhd74canD7uj47DzXg-320-80.jpg)
Something weird is happening in Jupiter's atmosphere, 40-year study shows
By Tereza Pultarova published
Something odd is happening in Jupiter's atmosphere, a new study has revealed.
![What is the Theory of Everything? Graphic illustration showing purple wavy lines and a bright white spot at the center.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AcfeaW66rYydDewCJWEKgY-320-80.jpg)
The Theory of Everything: Searching for the universal rules of physics
By Tereza Pultarova last updated
Reference For over a century, physicists have been searching for the overarching physics Theory of Everything, but capturing the universe, big and small, in a single equation is an exasperating task.
![A camera on the International Space Station shows an apparent coolant leak on a Soyuz MS-22 crewed spacecraft docked at the station that forced Russian Mission Control to cancel a spacewalk by two cosmonauts on Dec. 14, 2022. The coolant leak appears as frozen white mist around the spacecraft.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K8pnruvbTAxCHiRYS7xxYX-320-80.jpg)
Soyuz capsule leak could strand 3 astronauts on space station, raising safety concern, expert says
By Tereza Pultarova published
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked to the International Space Station is most likely unusable after a coolant leak, which means the orbital outpost has a serious safety problem, an expert said.
![Pink auroras shimmering above the Arctic landscape in Norway.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mudrXvu7dWzbWomCmojpkK-320-80.jpg)
Super rare pink and orange auroras surprise Norwegian skywatchers again
By Tereza Pultarova published
For the second time in less than two months, Norwegian skywatchers were stunned by extremely rare pink auroras which at moments turned into even rarer shades of orange.
![Jupiter's volcanic moon Io seen by the Juno probe earlier this year.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PSXXmMXQg75ufKCDuD6h6b-320-80.jpg)
NASA probe to inspect the solar system's most active volcanic world, Jupiter's Io
By Tereza Pultarova published
After exploring Ganymede and Europa, NASA's Jupiter probe Juno is about to set its sights on the third of the giant planet's four main moons — the mysterious volcanic moon Io.
![An illustration of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope fully unfolded in space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZW5sYRKFkqfyqu4LL4DLJH-320-80.jpg)
James Webb Space Telescope hailed as the greatest science breakthrough of 2022
By Tereza Pultarova published
The James Webb Space Telescope has officially been named the big thing of 2022 in science.
![NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft captured this shot of a solar flare erupting from the sunspot AR3165 (center) on Dec. 14, 2022.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fcw4LDqJKWBTs74ykwpSC5-320-80.jpeg)
Sun unleashes barrage of 8 powerful solar flares (video)
By Tereza Pultarova published
The sun unleashed at least eight solar flares on Wednesday (Dec. 14), and more are expected after a crackling sunspot emerged on the star's face.
![Europe's fleet of new weather forecasting satellite, Meteosat Third Generation, in an artist's depiction.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AzzAFggi8nQmabd2Nx6qtH-320-80.jpg)
Europe's new weather satellite will be a boost in climate change battle
By Tereza Pultarova published
Europe has launched a new high-tech weather satellite that will help meteorologists keep tabs on extreme weather events amid progressing climate change.
![A Gemini meteor streaking across the sky above the Point Reyes shipwreck in California.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aHmMjYwkxd29RzJdzYN8sd-320-80.jpg)
The Geminid meteor shower of 2022 wowed skywatchers with bright fireballs (photos)
By Tereza Pultarova published
One of the most spectacular showers of the year,, the Geminid meteor shower, peaked tonight and avid skywatchers all over the world were able to capture the spectacle.
![Scientists at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California briefly ignited nuclear fusion using powerful lasers.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/buDHhF7Q55G46Qs6AzWb6i-320-80.jpg)
Major breakthrough in pursuit of nuclear fusion unveiled by US scientists
By Tereza Pultarova published
American researchers have achieved a major breakthrough paving the way toward nuclear fusion energy generation, but major hurdles remain.
![The region of the sky studied by the James Webb Space Telescope Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES).](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZPp2HpiaHVNdgQLp4ddx7W-320-80.png)
Confirmed! James Webb Space Telescope has bagged the oldest known galaxies
By Tereza Pultarova published
Astronomers confirmed that four ancient galaxies detected by the James Webb Space Telescope in the early months of its operations are the oldest ever seen, nearly as old as the universe itself.
![An image of the Southern Ring Nebula taken by the James Webb Space Telescope](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mAgjJRpQMwtirgt7ta7CpV-320-80.jpg)
James Webb Space Telescope's iconic image reveals a stellar surprise
By Tereza Pultarova published
The James Webb Space Telescope's image of the Southern Ring Nebula has revealed a few surprises in this snapshot of a stellar death.
![D-Orbit's ION satellite launched in January 2022 is testing a machine learning algorithm that can analyze Earth observation images onboard the satellite.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2N6iTh3R5u9ZktjvqQSjzW-320-80.jpg)
Amazon tests machine learning software to analyze satellite images from space
By Tereza Pultarova published
For the past 10 months, Amazon has been testing a machine learning software in space that can analyze Earth observation images on its own and send only the best ones to Earth.
![A stream of lava flowing from a fissure in the caldera of Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mooawfVQSPx67r9jdtDdfD-320-80.jpg)
Mauna Loa volcano's continuing eruption looks spectacular in satellite views
By Tereza Pultarova published
Satellites keep watching as the Mauna Loa volcano on Hawaii's Big Island continues spewing geysers of boiling lava and plumes of volcanic ash over a week after it woke up from a 38-year sleep.