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.

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

 An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth.

NASA tracks colossal asteroid on a close approach to Earth

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


Asteroid the size of 64 Canada geese to pass Earth Tuesday - NASA

Calculations by NASA predict that the asteroid won't come anywhere close to Earth during its flyby.

 An illustrative image of an asteroid passing Earth.

Milestone reached: SpaceIL simulates "Beresheet 2" moon landing

Testing the landing legs' reaction and energy absorption mechanism upon impact.


Earth-sized exoplanet discovered in ‘our solar backyard’ by international team

“It’s a useful planet because it may be like an early Earth,” says Soares-Furtado.

 Young, hot, earth-sized planet HD 63433d sits close to its star in the constellation Ursa Major, while two neighboring, mini-Neptune-sized planets identified in 2020 orbit farther out.

Geologist predicts another powerful earthquake will hit Turkey in coming months

Earth's crust on the verge of rupture. Prof.Arkan warning highlights high risk of a significant earthquake in the coming months, urges precautions.

 Earth's crust will tear?

Could life exist on Mercury? Researchers present new evidence

Astronomers speculate that beneath the scorching surface of Mercury, the closest dwarf planet to the sun, there could be signs of life. Recent discoveries have led to this intriguing possibility.

 The solar system

Laser message reaches earth from 16 million kilometers away

Staggering 16 million kilometers, potentially unlocking insights into the origins of the universe.

 An illustration of a nice deep space planet

Soil liquefaction: What is the destructive, earthquake-related phenomenon?

An Israeli-French research revealed new insights into the natural, destructive phenomenon of soil liquefaction during earthquakes.

A view shows houses destroyed following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti August 14, 2021.

How did the Earth's crust, tectonic plates form? - study

This information could help answer a fundamental question about our planet and could even help scientists understand more about the formation of other planets.

Aerial view of the Earth’s surface, with visible fault lines and earthquake epicenters, created with generative AI,

NASA's first asteroid sample on track for Sunday parachute landing in Utah

The asteroid sample is headed for a fiery plunge through the atmosphere and a parachute landing in the Utah desert on Sunday.

 This mosaic image of asteroid Bennu, composed of 12 PolyCam images collected on December 2, 2018 by the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft from a range of 15 miles (24 km).

An Earth-like planet may be hanging out in the outer solar system - study

A planet about 1.5-3 times as massive as Earth could help explain peculiar properties of the outer solar system.

Artwork showing a section of Kuiper Belt, crowded with the icy cores of potential comets.