Space

A prestigious international appointment for a space researcher from Ben-Gurion University, Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket preparing for launch, a new crew aboard the Chinese space station, and an astronaut hospitalized following landing. This Week in Space.

Countries worldwide are advancing technologies to generate electricity from massive solar panel arrays in space, aiming to harness continuous solar energy for a sustainable and reliable power source.

A prestigious award for an Israeli rocket propulsion researcher, coatings from an Israeli company gain recognition en route to Jupiter, SpaceX’s latest achievements, and the new lunar suits. 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

The Super Heavy booster rocket performed a vertical landing maneuver and was successfully caught by the arms of the launch tower, exactly as planned. Meanwhile, the spacecraft itself completed its fifth test flight as scheduled.

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

A new record for cumulative time spent in space, SpaceX’s ongoing regulatory challenges, heart diseases in space, and using X-rays against asteroids. This Week in Space.

This month marks 110 years since the birth of James Van Allen, the American researcher who discovered the magnetic radiation belts and led numerous pioneering studies in space exploration.

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

Radiation measurements from the Artemis 1 mission revealed that the Orion spacecraft provided effective radiation protection, potentially enabling even a mission to Mars. A follow-up article on the Israeli contribution to the experiment is forthcoming.

Communication satellites featuring Israeli developments, record crowding in space, and a surprising new volcano.

A major deal for ISI, China’s plans to bring samples from Mars, the Polaris Dawn mission underway, NASA’s space sail project, and a farewell to an old rocket. This Week in Space

China’s satellite communication network, Boeing still stuck, a private mission and challenges at the future lunar station

If the universe is infinite and filled with shining stars, we might expect a continuously bright sky. Why then is it dark at night?

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

Evidence of water-containing crystals on the Moon, a deep diamond layer in Mercury, and looming shutdown threat to the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

First evidence of a potential horizontal cave on the Moon with access to the lunar surface

Chinese rocket failure, Boeing’s spacecraft still stuck, and NASA’s Mars simulation.

First Polaris mission underway, NASA faces delays on its way to the Moon, and a Chinese rocket launches unexpectedly.

The prestigious prize will honor breakthroughs in vision restoration, cosmology, information encryption, and crop yield.

The space accelerator at Mitzpe Ramon, Boeing stuck in space, a black hole awakens, and space Lego.

A study finds that changes in astronauts’ bodies begin immediately upon reaching space, and that women may be better suited for space travel than men.

First samples from the moon’s far side, Boeing’s manned spacecraft and Hubble’s troubles.

White, yellow, or maybe even black? Simple questions to physicists often yield complex answers.