Astronaut

29°

Weather

YnetGlobal Channels

Sites & Sources

more channels

Contact

Astronaut

How do astronauts wash their hair in space? Viral video shows the answer

French astronaut Sophie Adenot shows how a simple daily task becomes a careful zero-gravity routine aboard the International Space Station, from water droplets and special shampoo to towels whose moisture is recycled into drinking water

Meshi Ayad | 06.09.26

שיתוף פעולה שהתגבש תוך כדי עבודה. מעבורת החלל האמריקאית אטלנטיס עוגנת בתחנת החלל הרוסית מיר, 1995

NASA orders ISS astronauts to prepare for evacuation as air leak worsens

Agency says Crew-12 astronauts sheltered in their Dragon spacecraft after the leak in Russia’s Zvezda module doubled; Roscosmos is working on repairs while evacuation remains a contingency

Reuters | 06.05.26

Isolation, tensions and division: how extreme conditions affect space crews

How can teams function after months in isolation? An Antarctica study finds extreme environments can fuel loneliness, conflict, mistrust, social divides and poorer performance, with key lessons for future space missions

Yogev Israeli | 06.01.26

Space communism: China sends astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2035 moon base

One astronaut will remain aboard Tiangong for a year, China’s longest space mission yet, as Beijing studies long-term human survival in orbit and races the US toward a crewed moon landing

Reuters | 05.24.26

Christina Koch peers out of one of the aircraft's windows

Artemis II aims to break Apollo 13 distance record during historic moon flyby

Artemis II astronauts prepare to break Apollo 13’s distance record while capturing rare views of the moon’s far side and witnessing a solar eclipse during humanity’s first lunar mission in more than 50 years

AP | 04.06.26

One small fix for a toilet: Artemis II crew fixes malfunction after launch

Shortly after the Artemis II launch, a toilet malfunction was detected and fixed with help from mission control in Houston, after which the four astronauts were given four hours of rest; Christina Koch requested a song to wake them up

Yaron Drukman | 04.02.26

Small step for man, giant selfie for humanity: NASA sends smartphones to space

NASA is ushering in a pocket-sized revolution in spaceflight, allowing astronauts to carry personal smartphones that could transform space photography, modernize missions and bring a more human perspective to exploration beyond Earth

Raphael Kahan | 02.09.26

Astronauts’ brains shift in space, with changes lingering after return to Earth, study finds

New research tracking astronauts before and after spaceflight found the brain moves upward and backward in microgravity, with longer missions linked to greater shifts and some effects persisting for months, raising questions for future moon and Mars missions

Tzur Gueta | 01.18.26

התמונה הראשונה באור אולטרה-סגול מהאטמוספרה החיצונית של כדור הארץ, הגאוקורונה. תמונה זו צולמה על ידי צוות משימת אפולו 16 בשנת 1972

NASA launches spacecraft to reveal Earth’s invisible 'halo'

Apollo 16 first captured Earth’s faint 'halo' in 1972; now, a new NASA mission will study the planet’s outer glow to uncover how solar eruptions shape and affect our atmosphere

Yogev Israeli | 09.25.25

הזוהר הצפוני כפי שנצפה בפראג, בירת צ'כיה

NASA astronaut captures video of the northern lights from the International Space Station

American astronaut Nicole Ayers shares stunning view of the Aurora Borealis over the United States and Canada from the International Space Station; Her footage highlights both the beauty of Earth from space and the scientific value of climate monitoring

ynet | 05.28.25

Mapping of dark matter (marked as a blue cloud) against the background of galaxies, showing a large concentration to the right of the Perseus Cluster (on the left side of the image) and a bridge of dark matter connecting them

Dark matter bridge: This week in space

The Perseus galaxy cluster is one of the most massive objects known to astronomers and it may be more active than previously thought

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 05.01.25

Training complete, ready to fly over the poles | From right to left: Mikkelsen, Wang, Philips, and Rogge prepare for the private space mission

SpaceX launches first crewed polar orbit mission: This week in space

Private astronauts are once again pushing the boundaries of exploration, satellites are helping detect wildfires, and scientists have uncovered intriguing organic molecules on Mars

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 04.07.25

How a history-making LGBT astronaut was accused of the first-ever space crime

Anne McClain, NASA’s first openly lesbian astronaut, made headlines after being accused of accessing her ex-partner’s bank account from space; the case, once dubbed the first space crime, ended with charges against the accuser for filing a false report

Yaron Drukman | 03.31.25

This is why returning astronaut Sunita Williams' hair turned white

Astronaut Sunita Williams returns from 288-day ISS mission with stark physical changes — including white hair and bone loss — as NASA tackles long-term space health risks and rehabilitation challenges

Tzur Gueta | 03.24.25

Israeli female astronaut will go to space with NASA, minister announces

At the annual Ramon Conference in Tel Aviv, the Minister of Innovation and Science announced that the Israeli Space Agency has begun screening candidates for the position; She did not say when the Israeli would be selected or when she would be launched into space

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science Education, Yaron Drukman | 01.27.25

Hot Tags

Today

This Week

This Month

Aliyah Antisemitism Apartments Avinatan Or Bamba Benjamin Netanyahu Blockade Cake Christians Christians for Israel

Hot Tags

Today

This Week

This Month

Aliyah Antisemitism Apartments Avinatan Or Bamba Benjamin Netanyahu Blockade Cake Christians Christians for Israel