Earth

Shavuot 2026: The festival's Jewish mission to elevate the world

Judaism calls on people not to flee the physical world, but to elevate it through Torah and mitzvot.

|ByMICHAEL FREUND
Judaism seeks to bridge the divide between spiritual and physical.
TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is shown in this conceptual illustration obtained by Reuters on March 28, 2018.

Israeli company wins space agency contract for next-generation satellite imaging

Semi-Conductor Devices' detectors will be integrated into upcoming satellite launches, such as high-definition imaging systems, enabling advanced Earth observation missions.

|ByTAMARA OSSANDON
An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth.

NASA tracks colossal asteroid on a close approach to Earth

Close approach expected in 2029 at about 32,000 kilometers above Earth; 'something like this has not been recorded in human history'

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
NASA astronaut and Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover is pictured here in the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II lunar flyby April 6, 2026.

Artemis II astronauts return to Earth after historic crewed mission to the Moon

After 10 days in space, Artemis II astronauts are set for a splashdown in the Pacific, marking humanity’s return to the Moon's vicinity for the first time since Apollo.

|ByREUTERS

Study explains how primordial life survived on 'Snowball Earth'

"Compared to the most recent Ice Age, glacier coverage was much more extensive and, more importantly, much of the ocean was frozen," Xiao said.

APRIL 4, 2023ByREUTERS
Planet Earth globe

Asteroid the size of 22 tuna fish to fly closer to Earth than the Moon - NASA

Asteroid 2023 DZ2 is set to fly very close to the Earth on Saturday and was initially feared to be on a collision course for Earth in 2026.

MARCH 24, 2023ByAARON REICH
An asteroid is seen heading toward Earth in this illustrative image

Africa is splitting into two as new ocean forms, researchers say

Shifting tectonic plates have been splitting the continent since the East African Rift – a 35-mile-long crack in Ethiopia’s desert – emerged in 2005. 

MARCH 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A tanker drives near a chasm suspected to have been caused by a heavy downpour along an underground fault-line near the Rift Valley town of Mai-Mahiu.

Scientists found method to calculate water on rocky planets in underground reserves

The water probably would have originated from volcanic activity and gradually evaporated into the atmosphere, along with other vital compounds.

MARCH 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The solar system.

Scientists get one step closer to finding out how Earth got its water

Water covers 71% of Earth’s surface, but it is unknown when or how all this water arrived on Earth.

MARCH 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The white line shows the boundary between the inner and outer solar system, with the asteroid belt positioned roughly in between Mars and Jupiter. A bubble near the top of the image shows water molecules attached to a rocky fragment, showing the kind of object that could have carried water to Earth.

A planet between Mars and Jupiter could wipe out Earth - study

“Despite many astronomers having wished for this extra planet, it’s a good thing we don’t have it,” said lead author Stephen Kane.

MARCH 8, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The solar system (Illustrative).

Which places on Earth have the highest levels of air pollution? - study

Researchers published a map showing how PM2.5 levels have changed around the world in past decades.

MARCH 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Earth as seen from space.

Antarctica: Land at the end of the Earth

Tourists from all over the world are flocking to see it before it sinks like fabled Atlantis under the waves and is lost forever.

FEBRUARY 19, 2023ByBARBARA ANGELAKIS
ANTARCTICA – a raw, pristine, natural, protected and cherished environment.

Hidden molten rock layer shatters knowledge of tectonic plates - study

The discovery of this hidden molten rock layer shows that molten rocks have nothing to do with tectonic plate movements, which cause earthquakes.

FEBRUARY 7, 2023ByAARON REICH
The Earth with the upper mantle revealed. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a previously unknown layer of partly molten rock in a key region just below the tectonic plates.

Scientists offer solution to Earth's brightness symmetry mystery

Scientists revealed a strong correlation between storm intensity, cloudiness and the solar energy reflection rate in each hemisphere.

JANUARY 24, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Earth as seen from space.