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
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Croatia's 1st satellite captures its first views of home (photo)
By Tereza Pultarova published
Croatia's first ever satellite has just beamed to Earth the first image of its homeland.
![streaks of fire in the evening sky](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/of2MMCYVkKJ5W7yqyxPdVb-320-80.jpg)
How much did SpaceX's Starship Flight 7 explosion pollute the atmosphere?
By Tereza Pultarova published
The rapid unscheduled disassembly of SpaceX's Starship mega rocket may have released significant amounts of harmful air-pollution into the upper layers of Earth's atmosphere.
![European Space Agency's Swarm satellites have been monitoring the magnetic field around Earth since 2013.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TwkiJNsFyUmS8PoQET4SCi-320-80.jpg)
European 'Swarm' satellites detect electric currents from the ocean's tides
By Tereza Pultarova published
Satellites have detected electromagnetic signals generated by ocean tides, suggesting that space-born sensors could obtain insights into the motion of other liquid masses on Earth.
![rows of starlink satellites in the lower left portion of the image with Earth in the background and a slither of black space in the lower right side of the image.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sEoeyvUbZCESaRbMwNXGPi-320-80.jpg)
Starlink satellites: Facts, tracking and impact on astronomy
By Tereza Pultarova last updated
Reference Starlink satellites have been developed by SpaceX to provide internet to remote locations. Here we explore the controversial megaconstellation in more detail.
![Perihelion is when there is the shortest distance between Earth and the sun.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/auLSHJN95e23JEws83g3Za-320-80.jpg)
Perihelion: What is it and when does it occur?
By Tereza Pultarova last updated
Reference Perihelion is the point at which an orbiting body is closest to the sun. The word comes from Greek and literally means around (peri) the sun (helios).
![An image of the Northern lights over Bloomington, Indiana](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GDk83iHWyq2EcgobUq8XbD-320-80.png)
Earth's elusive 'ignorosphere' could shed new light on auroras
By Tereza Pultarova published
Japanese scientists have created the first-ever long-term dataset about Earth's entire atmosphere, stretching all the way to space.
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Scientists call on UN to help solve Earth's space junk problem
By Tereza Pultarova published
An international group of researchers is calling on the United Nations to include the protection of Earth's orbit in the U.N.'s sustainable development goals.
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World's largest telescope threatened by light pollution from renewable energy project
By Tereza Pultarova published
Astronomers are sounding alarm bells as the world's most precious sky-observing location faces a light pollution risk due to a new renewable energy project.
![a silhouette of a person looking into a telescope under starry skies](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dz4B2egeto8ti9a6tKPqZe-320-80.jpg)
Major telescope makers hit by class action lawsuit over alleged price fixing
By Tereza Pultarova published
Amateur astronomers who have purchased telescopes from leading suppliers in the U.S. may be entitled to a payment from a class action settlement.
![Three small cubesats, including the wooden LignoSat, deploy from the International Space Station. NASA posted this photo via X on Dec. 13, 2024.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/U2fbmegveTbGFMbJWTiTSj-320-80.jpg)
World's 1st wooden satellite deploys from ISS to demonstrate cleaner spacecraft tech (photo)
By Tereza Pultarova published
LignoSat's six-month mission will demonstrate whether wood could help reduce the environmental impact of spaceflight in the future.
![A second image of M87* the first black hole seen by humanity as it appeared in April 2018](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RpE3BpstutZhCEhbwZegX-320-80.png)
Small satellite constellation could reveal black holes like never before
By Tereza Pultarova published
A constellation of small satellites could help researchers view processes in close vicinity of supermassive black holes like never before.
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Black holes can squash star formation, James Webb Space Telescope finds
By Tereza Pultarova published
"The Spiderweb protocluster is an ideal laboratory for investigating the relationship between black holes and star formation in detail."
![Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques testing the Astroskin health-monitoring undershirt on the International Space Station.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TMhp4hptkLSc3i8XQognc6-320-80.jpg)
Astronauts on NASA's moon-orbiting Gateway space station will wear smart undershirts to stay healthy
By Tereza Pultarova published
Smart undershirts and AI algorithms will keep astronauts healthy on NASA's planned Gateway moon-orbiting space station.
![An artist's illustration of asteroids, or near-Earth objects, that highlight the need for a complete Space Situational Awareness system.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7FfT5Rxe7SaMQhkxN44H9Y-320-80.jpg)
Car-size asteroid will zip between Earth and the moon tonight
By Tereza Pultarova published
A car-sized asteroid will pass us at about half the distance between Earth and its moon tonight (Dec. 6).
![The night sky over Kyiv, Ukraine in 2020.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Tn3MadHXajCkhsRpbH3QDX-320-80.jpg)
Cosmic rays could help assess hidden war damage in Ukraine
By Tereza Pultarova published
Energetic particles that arise when cosmic rays hit Earth’s atmosphere could help assess hidden damage to buildings in Ukraine after the war.
![a cube-shaped spacecraft above a blue-and-white planet](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/w6AytNsNugokjmkPUgTNfc-320-80.jpg)
Satellite survives impact with object in space, takes selfie to prove it (photos)
By Tereza Pultarova published
The 6mm hole was discovered accidentally in footage from an onboard camera.
![Starlink satellites before deployment.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/66nAsxpJr7oyGUxf3BDYpA-320-80.jpg)
Astronomers urge FCC to halt satellite megaconstellation launches
By Tereza Pultarova published
Over 100 astronomers from leading U.S. universities have signed an open letter calling for an assessment of potential impacts of satellite megaconstellations on Earth's environment.
![One of the satellites of the European Space Agency's Cluster constellation depicted by an artist reentering Earth's atmosphere.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YAkYYNc4wzDHWetuxFJ4j3-320-80.png)
Can we solve the satellite air pollution problem? Here are 4 possible fixes
By Tereza Pultarova published
New technologies including recoverable satellites and in-orbit space debris recycling could help solve the satellite air pollution problem and prevent a new ecological crisis in the future.
![An artist's impression of the Intelsat 33e communications satellite.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r4smjjc84NsDe2AoiHgvYc-320-80.jpg)
Debris from satellite breakup threatens other spacecraft, animation shows
By Tereza Pultarova published
Debris from the broken-apart Intelsat 33e telecom satellite is spreading across geosynchronous orbit, threatening spacecraft in this precious region of space, an animation shows.
![In a room with black spikey foam walls, a white pipe holds up a device with metal components that circle outward to the left to connect with a thing rectangular bar standing adjancent.Power-beaming equipment developed by Space Solar tested in a lab experiment.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sAbE4VPYrMqpwBCV6jqyJe-320-80.jpg)
Breakthrough coming? Iceland could get solar power from space in 2030
By Tereza Pultarova published
A British startup plans to supply solar power from space to Icelanders by 2030, in what could be the world's first demonstration of the novel renewable energy source.
![rows of metallic objects are folded up in a rack high above earth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/p77TQsHXLGUAn9Ks6yZAXD-320-80.jpg)
How much do SpaceX's reentering Starlink satellites pollute Earth's atmosphere?
By Tereza Pultarova published
SpaceX's Starlink satellites now make up 40% of reentering satellite debris. But is Elon Musk's space company the worst polluter of Earth's upper atmosphere?
![a cube satellite with dishes on top and bottom and solar panels extended from two sides is burning up in earth's atmosphere. space is seen to the left, and the earth to the right below.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MeCSB6LKgX3ZggrUnLJpu3-320-80.jpg)
Pollution from rocket launches and burning satellites could cause the next environmental emergency
By Tereza Pultarova published
The growing number of rocket launches and satellites burning up in Earth's atmosphere could trigger the world's next big environmental emergency.
![Earth is seen in the background. In the foreground, starlink satellites look stacked prior to deployment.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/66nAsxpJr7oyGUxf3BDYpA-320-80.jpg)
Dangerous satellite air pollution exists in a legal loophole
By Tereza Pultarova published
Air pollution from re-entering satellites is a potential environmental disaster that evades Earth-based laws, experts say.
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