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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

A giant asteroid the size of a building to skim past Earth

NASA says, despite its relatively close proximity, the colossal asteroid does not pose any threat to life on Earth

Dennis Bihler | 06.27.23

The International Space Station with the Dragon spacecraft by SpaceX

Musk announces new starship launch in summer

SpaceX grappling with earlier launch failures and the damage they caused, and a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) investigation concerning safety risks

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 06.20.23

A simulation of the Starship spacecraft configured as a lunar lander

Sorry earthlings, your lunar getaway will have to wait

The anticipated human landing on the Moon might face a delay, Blue Origin prepares to resume its space tourism flights to the edge of space, new claims about concealed alien evidence arise and groundbreaking discoveries about the sun are made

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 06.17.23

The mission came to an end, but without any sprites. The Dragon spacecraft makes its way to the recovery ship, shortly after landing in the Gulf of Mexico

Capturing the mysterious beauty of lightning sprites in the cosmos

Disappointment for the Israeli experiment, crowding in space, North Korea's crash, the UK-based foldable heat shield and Enceladus' gigantic geyser - space news

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 06.12.23

The primordial galaxies as observed by the James Webb Space Telescope

Israeli scientists suggest solution to how early galaxies formed

Hebrew University researchers, using James Webb telescope, find unique conditions in the early galaxies allowed for the efficient formation of stars, contradicting the accepted theory

Ynet | 06.05.23

Not only is the station full, but the parking lot is also crowded. The seven regular crew members with the four guests from the private mission

The universe as never seen before: This week in space

Cutting-edge renditions of cosmic photographs, massive early universe stars, overcrowding at the International Space Station, and the end of a satellite launch initiative

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 06.03.23

Titan and another 144 moons. For now. Saturn's large moon against the backdrop of the planet and its rings in a photograph by the Cassini spacecraft

Moonstruck: 62 new moons found in Saturn's orbit

The latest news from space: James Webb Telescope finds water, new initiatives to revive old space telescopes and Beresheet 2 lunar mission loses majority of funding

Ettay Nevo | 05.30.23

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