Space
China to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing
The Shenzhou-23 vessel is scheduled to launch using the Long March-2F Y23 carrier rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, with three Chinese astronauts on board.
“Too precise to be accidental": Tehran researcher claims Great Pyramid was a 'cosmic beacon'
Asteroid to fly within 176 Bulgarias of Earth on Monday, May 18 - NASA
Israeli company wins space agency contract for next-generation satellite imaging
Study suggests our Sun escaped the crowded galactic center for the Milky Way’s suburbs
The ratio of a star’s age to its metal content ties it to a characteristic birthplace within the disk.
California startup pitches 50,000 space reflectors to extend daylight
Backers say orbital reflectors could deliver round-the-clock clean power to the grid; critics call the plan 'for the dumbest reason ever'.
Israel’s role in lunar infrastructure could define future space power - opinion
The moon will become an extension of Earth’s economic and security architecture
Purim Shpiel: Chabad reveals decades-old human-alien shidduch service
Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!
NASA shakes up moon program with Artemis test mission before astronaut lunar landing
Planned for 2027, the new mission comes as the US aims to establish regular lunar missions, a long-awaited follow-up to its first moon missions in the Apollo program, which ended in 1972.
Iran’s drones and missiles are a wake-up call for Israel and allies, former IAF head says
Israel and it's allies need to rethink how they build, deploy, and invest in defense technology because the scale and diversity of threats are skyrocketing
NASA may roll back Artemis II rocket after helium flow issue, March launch at risk
NASA said it is taking steps to roll back the Artemis II rocket and Orion spacecraft to the Vehicle Assembly Building at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
'Unprofessional behavior': NASA report rips into astronaut-stranding Starliner mission
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman ripped into Boeing and agency leadership for their handling of the Starliner mission during a news conference timed with the release of the 300-page report.
Weizmann Institue, NASA discover Jupiter is smaller and flatter than previously believed
“This research helps us understand how planets form and evolve… by studying what’s happening inside Jupiter, we get closer to understanding how planets like ours came to be.”
Pahlavi calls for another day of action, mortars found in UNRWA blankets
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