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כוכב הלכת מאדים, כפי שצולם על ידי מארס גלובל סרוויור, חללית רובוטית אמריקנית שפותחה עבור נאס"א על ידי המעבדה להנעה סילונית ושוגרה בנובמבר 1996

What time is it on Mars? We finally know the answer

Physicists at NIST have calculated exactly how time diverges on Mars, showing clocks there run hundreds of microseconds faster each day due to weaker gravity and the planet’s eccentric orbit — a key step toward future navigation and communication across planets

Yogev Israeli | 12.04.25

כוכב הלכת מאדים, כפי שצולם כחלק ממשימת ויקינג של נאס"א

Martian skies glow as first-ever aurora seen on Red Planet

Scientists photograph a visible-wavelength Mars aurora for the first time, while another study suggests suspected water flows are likely dust avalanches; Starship faces new issues, and India loses a satellite; this week in space

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 05.29.25

Could Martian dust hold the key to making the Red Planet habitable?

One of the primary obstacles on the path to settling Mars is its frigid climate; a new study proposes addressing this issue by triggering a greenhouse effect

Shaked Engelberg/Davidson Institute of Science | 05.09.25

Why is Mars red? New study sheds light on the planet’s rusty hue

Mars’ signature red hue has long intrigued scientists, but new findings suggest its origin differs from previous theories; discovery sheds light on planet’s geological history and raises new questions about whether Mars once had conditions suitable for life

Yogev Israeli | 03.03.25

Musk and NASA clash over Mars: This week in space

Giant rocket launches, the debate over lunar missions, the decision on Mars sample collection, an intriguing Chinese mission and a centaur on the edge of the solar system

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 01.25.25

Space Pharma’s laboratories are compact devices, smaller than a shoebox. One of Space Pharma’s experimental systems undergoing final checks before its delivery for launch into space

Israeli firm secures major funding for space-age drug

Space Pharma lands EU grant for drug development in microgravity; grounded Ingenuity Mars helicopter repurposed; problems with Orion’s heat shield; increased risk of satellite collisions; this week in space

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 12.20.24

SpaceX spacecraft booster lands back on Earth in historic test run

Company successfully catches the spacecraft's booster rocket in launch tower clamps as it returns to earth, allowing for its reuse in other tests and eventual space launch; NASA to use rocket in 2026 mission to the moon

Ynet | 10.13.24

Oleg Kononenko exits the Soyuz spacecraft after landing in Kazakhstan

Russian cosmonaut breaks record for longest stay in space

Oleg Kononenko accumulates a total of 1,111 days in orbit; Trump in a campaign promise says if elected, the U.S. will land on Mars by 2028 while ally Elon Musk's SpaceX battles FAA regulations

Davidson Institute of Science, Ettay Nevo | 10.11.24

Scientists propose using heat-trapping 'glitter' to make Mars habitable

Novel approach to terraforming Mars involves introducing metallic nanoparticles to warm the planet’s surface

Ynetnews | 08.12.24

NASA's Curiosity Rover makes surprise accidental discovery on Mars

Discovery in Gediz Vallis channel raises questions about Red Planet's geological processes and suggests planet experienced active geological events like floods and landslides

Ynetnews | 07.23.24

After 378 days, volunteers step out of NASA's simulated Mars habitat

NASA plans two more similar missions in 2025 and 2026/2027 as part of preparations for manned Mars missions in the 2030s,

Ynetnews | 07.07.24

NASA withdraws from Mars: This week in Space

Private companies step in to salvage Mars sample collection, Boeing on its way to the space station, Venus' atmosphere emits gases, and a black hole discovered in our neighborhood; this week in space

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 04.28.24

A quarter million tons to Mars: SpaceX's ambitious vision

Following three experimental flights of Starship, Elon Musk unveiled SpaceX's updated vision, which includes plans for ten launches per day to Mars and the ambition to dominate over 99 percent of the activity in Earth's orbit

Etay Nevo, Davidson Institute of Science | 04.23.24

The telescope’s control room team celebrates as it managed to successfully lock onto the satellite's laser

This week in Space

Surprising ice on Mars, a distant planet with water in its atmosphere, Israeli artificial star revolutionizes use of telescopes and the possible reason for the overturning of the Japanese lunar lander

Ettay Nevo | 02.02.24

Starship 25 during the engine test at SpaceX's space base in Texas, June 26, 2023

Moving digital wallets into space to secure transactions

Space roundup: A 'space wallet' collaboration by an Israeli-founded company, a 'hot separation' in Starship, and a new analog mission to Mars

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 07.04.23