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Israel-American takes hostages' dog tag to space

Ephraim Rabin, an Israeli-American businessman, embarked on the 'Blue Origin' spacecraft with symbols: 'When you're up there, what you realize how small and insignificant the planet is and that we shouldn't be fighting'

Alexandra Lukash | 09.06.24

The first spacewalk by private astronauts, breaking historical boundaries. Illustration of an astronaut floating outside the Dragon spacecraft

Historic Private Mission: This Week in Space

The mission includes a planned spacewalk by a private astronaut crew for the first time and are set to test SpaceX's new spacesuits, designed for both in-cabin use and extravehicular activities

Ettay Nevo / The Davidson Institute of Science | 09.06.24

Historic private space mission set to launch

Private astronauts set to embark on a groundbreaking mission, a Chinese spacecraft orbits the Moon, and a complex maneuver unfolds on the way to Jupiter; This week in space

Ettay Nevo, The Davidson Institute of Science | 08.30.24

A private mission set to blur the boundaries between private and professional space missions. The spacewalk exit from the Dragon spacecraft

China's Starlink: This Week in Space

Chinese company builds its own satellite communication network, Boeing's spacecraft is still delayed, a private mission is approaching, and the Artemis lunar station is too small

Ettay Nevo / Davidson Institute of Science | 08.16.24

התיכוניסטים ששלחו את הניסוי שלהם לחלל עם המורה ניקי בסט

Teacher has cancer, pupils send medicine to space in trial

Jerusalem high school students dedicate research they conduct in the SpaceLab Ramon competition to finding a cancer cure; After winning first place, trial to be picked up by NASA

Nina Fox | 08.15.24

Can subatomic wormholes be the sources of dark energy?

Wormholes, theoretical tunnels in spacetime, could potentially explain dark energy and effect on universe's expansion, as they may allow dark energy to flow from one region to another, creating observed acceleration effect

Ynetnews | 08.12.24

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

מתי הבעתם משאלה למראה מטאור שחולף מעל? צולם באזור פארן

Here's how you can see the Perseid meteor shower: Strongest celestial event to peak on Monday

The year's most popular meteor shower Perseid will peak between August 11 and 13, with forecasts predicting dozens of meteors per hour; Why are they called the Perseids? How have meteors contributed to our understanding of the universe? What are this year's viewing conditions, and how can you fully enjoy this celestial display?

Dr. Igal Pat-El, Moshe Glantz | 08.11.24

The celestial depiction on the globe held by Atlas enabled scholars to date the statue. A replica of the statue of Atlas holding up the celestial heavens on his shoulders

Ancient star catalogs: Mapping the skies

Over two thousand years ago astronomers have already begun to systematically map stellar coordinates, and their efforts even allowed us to date ancient artworks

Dr. Na'ama Hallakoun / Davidson Institute of Science | 08.09.24

No satellite matches Venμs when considering its overall capabilities. A depiction of the Venμs satellite in space, with El-Op's hyperspectral camera

Farewell to the Israeli environmental satellite: This week in space

Israeli-French satellite Venμs successfully completes mission; SpaceX returns to space; Boeing bleeding money; astronomers anticipate star explosion

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 08.08.24

פלאפון מאמצת את שירותי הלוויין של AST לטובת הסמארטפונים

China launches first batch of 'Thousand Sails' Starlink satellite megaconstellation rivals

The Qianfan satellites have a flat-panel design similar to Starlink, and SSST plans to launch potentially thousands of satellites, with an initial deployment of 1,296 satellites in the first phase

Ynetnews | 08.08.24

To reach the diamonds, one would have to travel more than 400 kilometers deep.

Water is from the Moon, diamonds are from Mercury

A Chinese spacecraft discovered evidence of water-bearing crystals on the Moon, while researchers speculate on the existence of a vast diamond layer deep within Mercury, veteran Chandra X-ray Observatory faces the risk of closure; This Week in Space

Ettay Nevo, Davidson Institute of Science | 08.03.24

A potentially habitable moon cave

Researchers discover first indications of a horizontal cave at the base of a vertical shaft on the Moon, which could provide shelter for astronauts from the harsh conditions on the lunar surface

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 07.27.24

Now to be repurposed for components to be incorporated into other lunar missions due to the significant budget overrun. VIPER lunar rover

The vehicle that won't travel to the Moon: This Week in Space

NASA has canceled the VIPER lunar rover mission due to budget considerations, Israeli company Ramon.Space is opening a center in the UK, A rare malfunction halts SpaceX launches, A spacecraft to tow the ISS out of orbit, and the wave height on Titan's seas

Ettay Nevo, Davidson Institute of Science | 07.27.24

Planning container shipping from space

Los Angeles-based startup pioneering new approach to bring larger volumes of cargo back from orbit with landing pad precision and reduced costs

Ynetnews | 07.24.24