Space

22°

Weather

YnetGlobal Channels

Sites & Sources

more channels

Contact

Space

Largest ever sample from asteroid or comet arrives on earth

Researchers hope the billion-dollar and seven-year effort by NASA to collect a sample from a comet will teach scientists about the origin of life

Ettay Nevo, Davidson Institute of Science | 09.29.23

Moonbound: Will an Israeli drone soon dance on the moon?

Israeli startup WeSpace lands on shortlist of European Space Agency's technology accelerator, aiming to launch Israel’s next lunar space probe

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 09.21.23

Watch: Meteor lights up Turkey's night sky in green

Turkish Space Agency official says meteors break apart into many molecules upon entering Earth's atmosphere, and because of this a meteor may appear green when falling

Ynetnews | 09.03.23

Wolf-Rayet 124 (WR 124) במרכז התמונה, כפי שתיעד טלסקופ החלל ג'יימס ווב

Israeli study sheds light on mysterious astronomical object

Experts from Tel Aviv University in cooperation with the University of Amsterdam measure strong magnetic force in unique star, leading to a hypothesis on the creation of magnetars

Ynet | 08.31.23

Sky's no limit: The future of satellites is here – and it’s Israeli!

Israel’s Imagesat (ISI) is a global leader in satellite imaging; With its advanced mini-satellites providing high-resolution imagery in both color and video, this technology increasingly supports civilian tasks, from weather forecasting to identifying construction irregularities

Israel Wullman | 08.25.23

Neptune's disappearing clouds linked to solar cycle, study shows

Astronomers unveil a connection between the fluctuating cloud patterns on Neptune and the 11-year solar cycle, based on three decades of Neptune observations

Dennis Bihler | 08.23.23

An energy with tremendous power, yet at a staggering cost in the trillions of dollars. Simulation of an antimatter rocket

Will deep-space flight ever be possible?

Even the most sophisticated of spacecraft can barely reach the edge of our solar ‎system; Could we one day break this boundary and send humans to distant ‎solar systems?‎

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 08.22.23

AP_Virgin_Galactic_Tourist_Flight_63214--39f34346544.jpg

Tourist on first Virgin Galactic flight display Israeli flag on the way to space

Keisha Schahaff and her daughter Anastasia Mayer participated in the company's first tourist flight to the edge of space, the first mother-daughter passengers to space; Schahaff, who is married to an Israeli, wore an Israeli flag patch on her spacesuit

Yaron Druckman | 08.11.23

Double delight: August brings supermoon and blue moon to Israeli skies

First August supermoon is to be on display on Tuesday when the moon is slightly brighter and larger than usual, and the second - AKA a blue moon - is expected on the 31st; In both cases, the moon will be about 357,000 kilometers away from Earth

Dr. Yigal Fat-El | 08.01.23

Israeli company to test cure for neuro-degenerative diseases in space

SpacePharma to test the feasibility of producing in microgravity a protein that could potentially prevent or slow the development of degenerative prion diseases; other ground-breaking projects in space on the menu this week

Ettay Nevo/Davison Institute of Science | 08.01.23

It is possible that rocky planets are formed in an environment that already contains water vapors. A simulation of the PDS 70 system with the two planets and the inner region where rocky planets are expected to form

The water that precedes planet formation

Did our planet's water originate from beyond Earth, or was it formed here? A new study that discovered water near a young sun provides a hint towards the intriguing possibility that rocky planets are formed in a watery environment

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 07.27.23

Anticipated to be the first spacecraft to achieve a soft landing near the Moon's pole; The Chandrayaan-3 mission on an LVM3 M4 rocket set for launch

World gears up for new race to the Moon

India and Russia are competing for the first landing on the lunar south pole; China successfully launches the first methane-propelled rocket

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 07.21.23

Study suggests universe is twice as old as presumed

Physicist Rajendra Gupta's study suggests current calculations that show the age of the universe is 13.7 billion years old are wrong, and his new theory shows the universe has actually been around for 26.7 billion years

Yogev Israeli | 07.17.23

Starlink satellites in low orbit over the LOFAR radio telescope in the Netherlands

Satellites reignite interference woes for astronomers

Space roundup: An unforeseen disruption from satellite constellations, the final launch of a veteran missile, a European space telescope, and solar power in lunar darkness

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 07.11.23

Researcher says found proof of extraterrestrial life in Pacific Ocean

Israeli- American Professor Avi Loeb - AKA the 'alien hunter of Harvard' - and his expedition team collected 50 spherules from the first recognized interstellar meteor off the coast of Papua New Guinea

Daniel Edelson, New York | 07.02.23

Previous Articles More Articles

Hot Tags

Today

This Week

This Month

Judicial reform Ahmad al-Sharaa Airstrike Amsterdam Antisemitism Ariel Bibas Benjamin Netanyahu Bitcoin Climate crisis Columbia University

Hot Tags

Today

This Week

This Month

Judicial reform Ahmad al-Sharaa Airstrike Amsterdam Antisemitism Ariel Bibas Benjamin Netanyahu Bitcoin Climate crisis Columbia University