Space

A project led by Dr. Shay Monat at the International Space University has caught the attention of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk – and could mark an important step toward establishing a crewed base on the Moon.

Elon Musk is putting the Moon at the top of SpaceX’s priorities. China successfully tested its Moon-launch rocket, a new crew arrives at the ISS, and an especially far-southern solar eclipse. This Week in Space.

Falcon 9 launches were suspended after a rare anomaly; SpaceX is merging and seeking approval to deploy one million satellites; an Israeli partnership with the International Space University, and a small victory for darkness. This Week in Space

For the first time in more than half a century, humans will leave low Earth orbit and fly close to the Moon—without landing. Artemis II is meant to be the next step toward returning astronauts to the lunar surface, but major – and costly – challenges still lie ahead.

A veteran astronaut retires from NASA, a cracked spacecraft landed safely, a major military space-debris removal effort takes shape—and what’s the connection between solar eruptions and avalanches? Space News Roundup

2025 was another record-breaking year, with more than 300 successful launches, breakthrough missions, and major advances in new rockets. A recap of 2025 in space.

In a first for the ISS era, NASA cut short Crew 11’s mission after a medical issue onboard. The four astronauts rode SpaceX’s Dragon back to Earth, splashing down safely off the California coast more than a month ahead of schedule.

NASA’s new chief promises to land humans on the Moon within three years; mice that returned from space have produced healthy offspring; European Space Agency’s computer systems have been breached; and rare documentation of planet formation. Space Highlights.

A private astronaut has been appointed to lead the U.S. space agency, an interstellar comet is making a close pass, a Mars orbiter is in trouble, and astronomers may have spotted a new kind of cosmic event. This Week in Space

Impressive achievements for SpacePharma, a long-term agreement with NASA, astronauts returning safely, and the search for an atmosphere in a nearby solar system. This Week in Space

The Israeli startup accelerator in Mitzpe Ramon launches its third cohort; the ISS faces new concerns after damage at a Russian launch pad, yet all docking ports are fully occupied; and China moves closer to reusable-rocket success. This Week in Space.

A new crew arrived at the International Space Station, China restores its escape-capable spacecraft, a Starship test ends in an accident, South Korea achieves a milestone launch and moss biology delivers surprising results in space. This Week in Space

NASA releases new images of a comet from beyond the solar system, new research questions the New Space revolution, and rescue missions target Chinese astronauts and an American space telescope. This Week in Space.

Blue Origin successfully launched a mission to Mars — despite solar storms that lit up the aurora as far south as the U.S. Deep South. China sets new launch records, and astronomers uncover unusual planets in a distant star system. This Week in Space

The United States has launched two satellites to study the atmosphere of our neighboring planet, in the first operational launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket — a mission that concluded with a successful landing of its first stage on a sea platform.

The U.S. President reintroduces a previously rejected candidate to head the space agency, a first step toward a private space station, delays aboard China’s space station, and a debate over the expansion of the universe. This Week in Space

Discovered only earlier this year, a newly found comet is now making a close pass by both Earth and the Sun — presenting skywatchers with a once-in-a-millennium chance to catch a glimpse of it, though spotting it will be no easy feat.

SpaceX has completed testing of Version 2 of its Starship launch system and is preparing for Version 3. Meanwhile a small asteroid was discovered just days before passing close to Earth, and scientists have identified unexpected complex molecules on Saturn’s moon Enceladus. This Week in Space

NASA announced that it may send humans on a flight around the Moon as early as this coming February and named a new group of astronauts. Russian mice have returned from space, and new satellites are en route to study the Sun.

A total lunar eclipse on September 7 was visible across much of Asia, Africa, and Australia. How does such an eclipse occur? What could observers see during the event, and at what times? And when will the next eclipse take place?

On its tenth test flight, SpaceX’s giant Starship launch system successfully passed all key tests, including payload deployment in space, engine reignition in space, and execution of a controlled landing maneuver.

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have identified a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus. With an estimated diameter of just ten kilometers, this small celestial body increases the known count of Uranian moons to 29.

The director of the Israel Space Agency concludes his tenure, a Chinese experiment successfully simulates a lunar landing, the upgraded configuration of the Vulcan rocket lifts off for the first time, and a promising exoplanet is revealed to be a cosmic disappointment.

A new Israeli Space Center initiative, policies shift around private space stations, discoveries of complex molecules in a planet-forming system, and a veteran astronaut retires.