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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

Integrating students from the periphery into the Israeli space industry remains a primary challenge. Ori Onn in the SCE satellite lab

Israeli students from Ashdod to assemble the city's first satellite

Samples from the far side of the Moon, plans to decommission the space station, a spacesuit crisis, and Boeing's stranded spacecraft; This Week In Space

Ettay Nevo / Davidson Institute of Science | 07.05.24

A drone view shows Troodos astronomical observatory in Agridia village, Cyprus

'Spaceship' observatory allows Cyprus stargazers a peek at the final frontier

EU-backed Geostars project builds iconic structure for Island's stargazers; Visitors could easily imagine it's ready to switch to warp speed. Engage!

Reuters | 07.04.24

The way to the moon passes through Mitzpe Ramon and more space news

Five Israeli startups have been selected to participate in the EXPAND program, to submit proposals for NASA's Artemis, the effort to return humans to the moon

Ettay Nevo / The Davidson Institute of Science | 06.28.24

Not quite Armageddon: 2 asteroids set to pass by Earth on June 30

Space rocks to fly by Earth, traveling at about 36,000 mph; neither pose immediate threat, but orbital scientists closely monitoring them for insights into potential future occurrences

Yogev Israeli | 06.26.24

Florida family sues NASA after house hit by Space Station debris

A 1.6-pound metal object from the International Space Station crashed through their home's roof

Ynetnews | 06.26.24

At sunset and sunrise most of the green, blue, and purple light is scattered, leaving mainly orange and red hues

What color is the sun?

The Sun's color has puzzled humanity for ages; Is it white, yellow, or possibly even black? When we ask physicists these seemingly simple questions, their answers often delve into profound complexities

Guy Nir / The Davidson Institute of Science | 06.21.24

Black holes were slamming into each other even in the early universe

Astronomers discover most distant merging quasar pair from cosmic dawn

Each of the quasars contains a supermassive black hole about 100 million times the mass of our Sun

Ynetnews | 06.18.24

Women more resilient to spaceflight hardships, new study suggests

The preliminary study heavily utilized data from the 2021 Inspiration4 civilian spaceflight mission

Ynetnews | 06.18.24

Success in the three main objectives, gearing up for the major challenges ahead. Launch of the "Starship" for its fourth test flight

Samples from the far side: This week in space

The Chinese spacecraft is on its way back to Earth with the first samples from the far side of the moon; Boeing launched its first manned spacecraft; A Japanese billionaire canceled his moon tourism flight, and Hubble's troubles continue

Eatty Nevo/ Davidson Institute of Science | 06.14.24

Illustration of a red giant in the lead-up to nova

'Once-in-a-lifetime' cosmic explosion to bring bright 'new star' to the sky

Nova explosion will cause binary star system to temporarily become as bright as Polaris, the North Star, for about a week, making it visible to the naked eye from the Northern Hemisphere

Ynetnews | 06.13.24

Third Israeli in space honors hostages with moving tribute from orbit

In Ynet interview, Irving Izchak Pergament, son of Holocaust survivors, shares experience of taking Virgin Galactic flight into space, Israeli flag on his spacesuit and his tribute to the hostages; ‘I didn't think I could float like that in space. It's amazing’

Nir (Shoko) Cohen | 06.13.24

Looking for signs of life. Imagery depicting the possible appearance of the exoplanet Gliese 12b in comparison to Earth's size

Earth’s twin planet: This week in space

China launches a spacecraft to collect samples from the far side of the moon, Boeing launches a leaky spacecraft, and astronomers hope to find signs of life on an intriguing planet

Ettay Nevo / The Davidson Institute of Science | 06.12.24

The planet Wasp-107b as envisioned by an artist

Clearing space junk and cotton-candy exoplanets

What's new in space: new record set in age of space travel, economics of clearing space debris and surprising new findings regarding distant planet

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 06.07.24

Akatsuki, humanity's only active mission observing Venus, out of touch

Spacecraft loses contact with Earth after studying planet's climate since successfully entering orbit in 2015

Ynetnews | 06.03.24

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