
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

Huge solar tornado as tall as 14 Earths hurls plasma cloud into space. Here's the video.
By Tereza Pultarova published
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured what might be 'the tallest tornado' in the solar system swirling across the north pole of the sun.

NASA's new air pollution sensor will monitor smog above America in real time
By Tereza Pultarova published
For the first time, a space-born smog sensor will be able to provide data on the distribution of air pollutants over America non-stop and in real time.

Europe's 1st ever Jupiter mission in 'home straight' ahead of April launch
By Tereza Pultarova published
Europe's first Jupiter-bound mission is in the final stages of preparations for its launch on April 13 from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

Earth spouts 'biosignatures' into space, hinting that other life-bearing worlds may do the same
By Tereza Pultarova published
Forms of oxygen created by living organisms can be found in space around our planet, a new study has revealed, hinting at a potential new method for tracing life on exoplanets.

Antarctic sea ice hits record low, satellites reveal
By Tereza Pultarova published
Antarctic sea ice shrunk to a record low in February, satellite measurements revealed.

Gorgeous auroral glow surprises astrophotographer in California's Death Valley
By Tereza Pultarova published
The powerful solar storm that struck Earth earlier this week treated an American astrophotographer to unexpected aurora displays during a shooting trip to California's Death Valley.

The amazing auroras of February 2023 are a visual feast for stargazers (photos)
By Tereza Pultarova published
A series of powerful solar storms set the sky ablaze in the last two days of February, with aurora sightings reported unexpectedly far away from their usual territories.

Astronomers catch rare glimpse of oldest known supernova, which dates back to Year 185
By Tereza Pultarova published
A new image taken by a camera designed to study dark matter reveals remnants of an ancient supernova explosion in unprecedented detail.

Powerful solar storm delays SpaceX rocket launch, stalls oil rigs in Canada amid aurora-palooza
By Tereza Pultarova published
A solar storm that swept across Earth on Monday (Feb. 27) forced SpaceX to delay a Starlink launch and temporarily disrupted operations of several Canadian oil rigs.

Intense solar storm supercharges auroras over UK and more (photos)
By Tereza Pultarova published
Powerful solar wind is blowing from the sun these days, setting the sky ablaze with auroras as far south as England's capital London. And more is yet to come.

How many satellites can we safely fit in Earth orbit?
By Tereza Pultarova published
Experts have been sounding alarm bells for years that Earth orbit is getting a bit too crowded. So how many satellites can we actually launch to space before it gets to be too much?

The Milky Way's monster black hole is destroying a mysterious dust cloud
By Tereza Pultarova published
Astronomers are observing the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy tearing apart a strange dust cloud in real time.

James Webb Space Telescope reveals packed stars in Milky Way's oldest cluster (photos)
By Tereza Pultarova published
The James Webb Space Telescope has looked inside one of the oldest components of our Milky Way galaxy, the Messier 92 globular cluster located some 27,000 light-years away from Earth.

The James Webb Space Telescope discovers enormous distant galaxies that should not exist
By Tereza Pultarova published
The James Webb Space Telescope found massive, mature galaxies inhabiting the universe so soon after the Big Bang that according to current theories they really shouldn't exist.

Green comet seen from space by Artemis 1 moon mission cubesat (video)
By Tereza Pultarova published
A Japanese cubesat launched aboard NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission took a video of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) earlier this month, about two weeks after the ice ball's closest approach to Earth.

Very Large Telescope photographs its lightest ever exoplanet
By Tereza Pultarova published
The Very Large Telescope in Chile took images of its lightest exoplanet yet after data from two European sky-mapping missions indicated something was tugging at the orbit of a distant young star.

6 types of objects that could cause space debris apocalypse
By Tereza Pultarova published
Thousands of satellites and millions of out-of-control space debris fragments hurtle high above our heads, threatening to collide. Here are the objects that experts fear the most.

Rare red auroras explode over northern US and Europe with more on the way (photos)
By Tereza Pultarova published
A stream of solar plasma arrived at Earth last night, triggering rare red aurora displays across Canada, northern U.S. and Europe. And more is on its way.

NASA's heartbeat-detecting tech to help with Turkey earthquake relief effort
By Tereza Pultarova published
NASA-developed technology that can remotely detect the tiniest motions of the body caused by basic processes necessary for life will be used by disaster relief teams in earthquake-stricken Turkey.

Supercharged Valentine's Day auroras give Alaska-based polar lights chaser the night of his life (photos)
By Tereza Pultarova published
Vincent Ledvina was as excited as the particles in the atmosphere over his head when a well-timed solar eruption triggered a night of auroral splendor on Valentine's Day.

New satellite photos show surface cracks from devastating Turkey earthquake
By Tereza Pultarova published
Earth-observation satellites continue to assess the vast damage in Turkey and Syria caused by the devastating series of earthquakes that struck on Feb. 6.

Turkey earthquake opened 190-mile-long fissure, satellite images show
By Tereza Pultarova published
Two enormous cracks in Earth's crust opened near the Turkish-Syrian border after two powerful earthquakes shook the region on Monday (Feb. 6), killing over 20,000 people.

Hurricane-tracking satellites can also keep tabs on harmful microplastics in the ocean
By Tereza Pultarova published
A satellite system designed to track hurricanes can reveal where damaging microplastics accumulate in the ocean. A new study now reveals why.

NASA astronauts could hibernate on deep space missions thanks to arctic squirrels
By Tereza Pultarova published
Researchers are studying hibernating Arctic squirrels in order to harness the benefits of this natural state to protect astronauts on long-duration space missions.

James Webb Space Telescope pushed past its limits to observe DART asteroid crash
By Tereza Pultarova published
The James Webb Space Telescope had to perform outside of its design limits to observe the collision of NASA's DART probe with asteroid moonlet Dimorphos in September last year, NASA has revealed
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