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Israeli Science Joins a Global Space Effort: This Week in Space

Private astronauts arrived at the International Space Station, continuing a long-standing Israeli research initiative. A European spacecraft was lost during reentry, a U.S. solar probe completed another close pass by the Sun, and a new telescope began its mission to map the skies. This Week in Space

calendar 4.7.2025
reading-time 7 minutes

Understanding Uranium Enrichment

What is uranium enrichment? How is it done? Why is it so technically complex — and why is it crucial for both nuclear energy and weapons?

calendar 22.6.2025
reading-time 25 minutes

Major Space Milestone for Israeli Company: This Week in Space

Ramon.Space makes headlines with a multi-million-dollar satellite computer deal, another Starship test launch approaches, Venus shows signs of tectonic activity, and new findings suggest the universe’s end may come sooner than expected. This week in space.

calendar 19.5.2025
reading-time 7 minutes

The Chemist Who Saved a Life During the Holocaust

Fritz Strassmann, who took part in one of the most important scientific discoveries of the 20th century, risked his life to save a Jewish woman.

calendar 2.5.2025
reading-time 9 minutes

Dark Matter Bridge: This Week in Space

The veteran astronaut returns from space, changes and innovations aboard the Chinese space station, and how does one lose a spacecraft? This Week in Space

calendar 28.4.2025
reading-time 9 minutes

Real Signs of Life Beyond Earth?

Molecules identified in a distant planet’s atmosphere form on Earth only through biological activity.

calendar 20.4.2025
reading-time 6 minutes

Seeing the Universe in a New Light

A development led by an Israeli scientist has significantly improved the image quality of ground-based telescopes. “These are the sharpest images we’ll see this decade.”

calendar 10.4.2025
reading-time 5 minutes

Oxygen at the End of the Universe: This Week in Space

Boeing faces another test flight, India’s Moon program gains momentum, galaxies are aging faster than scientists once thought.

calendar 27.3.2025
reading-time 17 minutes

Signals and Wonders – Prof. Yonina Eldar Receives the Israel Prize

Miniaturized medical devices, green technology, advanced radar systems, and new methods in artificial intelligence are just some of the technologies developed by Prof. Yonina Eldar of the Weizmann Institute of Science, recipient of the Israel Prize in Engineering Research and one of the world’s leading researchers in signal processing.

calendar 21.3.2025
reading-time 12 minutes

Strange Electrons and Plant Immunity: The 2025 Wolf Prizes

The prestigious Israeli prize this year will honor groundbreaking achievements in physics, antiviral research, chemical catalysis, discoveries in plant immunity, and architectural innovation in China.

calendar 15.3.2025
reading-time 12 minutes

Lots of Black Holes: This Week in Space

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.

calendar 27.2.2025
reading-time 7 minutes

The Refugee from Nazi Germany Who Unveiled the Echo of the Big Bang

Marking a year since the passing of physicist Arno Allan Penzias, who fled Nazi Germany as a child and co-discovered cosmic background radiation, a breakthrough that solidified the “Big Bang”.

calendar 23.1.2025
reading-time 9 minutes

The Sun is Close, the Moon is Old: This Week in Space

A spacecraft sets a new record for a Sun flyby, NASA privatizes space communication, a new study reveals the Moon’s age, educational astronomy, and a unique ring. This Week in Space

calendar 2.1.2025
reading-time 10 minutes

The Science Behind Your Battery’s Charge Percentage

The charge percentage displayed on our devices’ batteries is a key indicator of their performance. But how is this figure determined?

calendar 19.12.2024
reading-time 5 minutes

Nobel Prizes 2024 – Celebrating Artificial Intelligence

This year’s Nobel Prizes underscore the transformative impact of the artificial intelligence revolution currently underway, with notable connections to the achievements recognized in physics and chemistry.

Uranus – New Insights into a Magnetic Mystery

For years, researchers have been puzzled by peculiar findings regarding Uranus’s magnetic field. A new study suggests these findings may have been atypical rather than representative of the planet’s usual characteristics.

calendar 14.11.2024
reading-time 4 minutes

A Brief Wait for Europa: This Week in Space

Mission to Jupiter’s moon launched after a hurricane delay, a European spacecraft will study asteroid deflection, a new Mars sample return mission being developed and researchers investigate why the Moon cooled the COVID-19 pandemic. This Week in Space

calendar 15.10.2024
reading-time 7 minutes

The Neighboring Planet That Was Finally Discovered

After years of searching, researchers have confirmed the existence of a small planet orbiting Barnard’s Star, one of our closest stellar neighbors.

calendar 3.10.2024
reading-time 4 minutes

How Do Bunker-Buster Bombs Work?

How can a bomb penetrate a layer of concrete or burrow deep into the ground before detonating? It involves a combination of advanced physics, some chemistry, and quite a bit of technology.

calendar 30.9.2024
reading-time 7 minutes

Doritos in Space and Water on the Moon: This Week in Space

A successful conclusion to the pioneering private mission, promising radiation data from Artemis 1, evidence of water on the Moon, and plans for a lunar communication network. This Week in Space

calendar 25.9.2024
reading-time 8 minutes

Farewell to the Israeli Environmental Satellite: This Week in Space

Israeli environmental satellite ends operations, SpaceX back in action, Boeing delayed, and an upcoming nova event.

calendar 6.8.2024
reading-time 10 minutes

My Life As A Higgs Boson

WIS Physicist Eilam Gross, one of the researchers involved in the discovery of the Higgs boson, with parting words for the particle’s predictor

calendar 9.5.2024
reading-time 10 minutes

NASA Withdraws from Mars: This Week in Space

Salvaging Mars samples, Boeing to the ISS, Venus’s atmospheric emissions, and a nearby stellar black hole.

calendar 25.4.2024
reading-time 7 minutes

A Bubble from the Dawn of the Universe: This Week in Space

Starship ready for another test, Japan launches space telescope and lunar lander, galaxy structure holds secrets of the ancient universe.

calendar 11.9.2023
reading-time 7 minutes