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The Moon’s dark secret: shadowed cold traps could unlock the mystery of lunar ice

New evidence suggests that ice has been accumulating on the Moon for 1.5 billion years—and reveals the most promising places to find it

Prof. Oded Aharonson | 04.08.26

First image from the far side of the moon revealed as Artemis 2 astronauts set distance record

NASA releases rare images of Earth from beyond moon’s far side; crew reaches 406,684 km from Earth (252,700 miles), the farthest humans have traveled, surpassing Apollo 13 record during historic mission

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 04.07.26

More than 400,000 km from Earth: Artemis 2 breaks 56-year-old record

Crew reached more than 400,000 km from Earth, enter lunar gravity zone and witness solar eclipse; Orion to make closest approach overnight before accelerating back toward Earth

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 04.06.26

צוות ארמטמיס 2 בשיחה עם אנשי נאס"א, הלילה

Artemis II crew halfway to moon, set to surpass Apollo 13 distance record

The three Americans and one Canadian will reach their destination Monday, photographing the mysterious lunar far side as they zoom around

Associated Press | 04.04.26

NASA launches Artemis II crew toward moon in first human mission beyond Earth orbit since 1972

Four astronauts, three Americans and one Canadian, begin historic lunar flyby mission, passing within 6,500 km of the moon as NASA targets a crewed landing by 2028

Yaron Drukman, Ettay Nevo | 04.02.26

Small step for man, giant selfie for humanity: NASA sends smartphones to space

NASA is ushering in a pocket-sized revolution in spaceflight, allowing astronauts to carry personal smartphones that could transform space photography, modernize missions and bring a more human perspective to exploration beyond Earth

Raphael Kahan | 02.09.26

Christina Koch’s long road to the moon, from Antarctic ice to NASA’s Artemis 2

A veteran of Antarctic winters, record-setting space missions and all-female spacewalks, NASA astronaut Christina Koch is days away from making history as the first woman to travel around the moon aboard Artemis 2

Yaron Drukman | 01.31.26

Not science fiction: the plan to build the first hotel on the moon

This is no distant futuristic vision: if plans stay on track, guests could check in to a lunar hotel as early as 2032; how much would it cost, and what would visitors actually be able to do there?

Roy Elman | 01.15.26

Moon crash and planetary defense: This week in space

A Japanese spacecraft failed in its Moon landing attempt, a new European telescope designed to detect dangerous asteroids, and new research questions whether a galactic collision is truly inevitable; This Week in Space

Ettay Nevo, Davidson Institute of Science | 06.21.25

Not your typical crash: This week in space

A decades-old Soviet spacecraft on course to crash into Earth after spending more than five decades in orbit, NASA faces a major budget cut, and Japan moves closer to landing on the Moon; This Week in Space

Ettay Nevo, Davidson Institute of Science | 05.13.25

כוכב הלכת BD+05 4868 Ab, עם השובל שמשתרע לאורך של עד 9 מיליון ק"מ

Disintegrating planet 140 light-years away leaves massive comet-like trail

A rocky exoplanet named BD+05 4868 Ab, discovered by NASA’s TESS telescope, is losing mass equivalent to Mount Everest per orbit and leaving behind a massive debris trail

Yogev Israeli | 04.24.25

הדמיה של פעולת המשגר האלקטרומגנטי על אדמת הירח

Israeli scientists develop electromagnetic launcher for future Moon missions

Researchers from Ariel University have developed an electromagnetic launch system capable of accelerating payloads at high speeds using only electrical energy; Coilguns could replace chemical-fueled rockets in the future

Yogev Israeli | 04.03.25

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft back from space, and India wants the Moon

NASA likely to require another test flight from Boeing, private lunar mission wraps up, India ramps up its Moon ambitions, galaxies appear to be aging faster than expected and wild new way to win a ticket to Mars

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 04.03.25

השדות המגנטיים של החור השחור העל-מאסיבי קשת A*, שנמצא בלב גלקסיית שביל החלב

2,500 black holes found in dwarf galaxies, tripling past estimates

The risk of an asteroid impact has dropped, a private spacecraft is en route to the Moon and titanium winds were discovered on an exoplanet; this week in space

Ettay Nevo/Davidson Institute of Science | 03.04.25

US Blue Ghost makes history in moon landing

Firefly craft in unmanned flight completes successful soft landing kicking off research mission; 'We're on the moon,' company official declares in mission control

Reuters | 03.02.25