Space

Scientists identify nearby 'super-Earth' as promising candidate in search for alien life - study

NASA plans to launch the Habitable Worlds Observatory in the 2040s, a mission whose goal is “to image Earth-like planets around other sun-like stars,” according to NASA’s website.

TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is shown in this conceptual illustration obtained by Reuters on March 28, 2018.
Australian authorities investigate ‘space balls’ that washed ashore in northern Queensland, July 5, 2026.

Not your everyday beach balls: Six mysterious 'space balls' wash up on Australian shore

DELIVERED TO the IDF late last year, the Iron Beam system marks a historic milestone – the world’s first operational laser defense platform capable of neutralizing rockets, drones, and mortars at a fraction of the cost of traditional interceptors.

Israel developing space lasers to attack above the Earth, Katz says

‘CHARGING INTO SPACE’: IDF Technology and Digital Chief Brig.-Gen. Yael Grosman tells the ‘Post’ in an exclusive interview that Israel understands it cannot compete on future battlefields without a robust space approach that fully covers all of the world’s data and content.

The next battlefield: IDF races to prepare for future wars in space, top general says - exclusive


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.”

A VIEW of Jupiter's moon Europa created from images taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft in the late 1990's, according to NASA, obtained by Reuters May 14, 2018.

Pahlavi calls for another day of action, mortars found in UNRWA blankets

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Shifra Jacobs—the top stories, clear and concise. 

A woman holds an image depicting Iranian opposition figure Reza Pahlavi, during a demonstration in support of the nationwide protests in Iran, in London, Britain, January 25, 2026

Germany eyes lasers, spy satellites in military space spending splurge

'(We need to) improve our deterrence posture in space, since space has become an operational or even warfighting domain'

 SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is launched, carrying four commercial astronauts into a 90-degree inclination polar orbit on the Fram2 mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 31, 2025.

From Gaza to Iran, Israel readies space 'surprises' for next conflicts - exclusive

Israel’s space capabilities play a key role in the Jewish state’s strategic military capabilities, and now the space industry is moving toward dual-use and commercial roles as well

Israeli satellite launching into space

Mitzpe Ramon to become Israel's 'Space City,' creating new hub for civil space exploration

Space City aims to become Israel’s largest civilian space investigation and development campus, funded by government and private organizations, in collaboration with Nvidia.

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A wake-up call for Jerusalem: Space superiority is a security and economic imperative - opinion

Trump's executive order underscores that space is no longer a peripheral arena; it is a central pillar of national power

A SpaceX Falcon Nine rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A carrying NASA’s Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, August 1, 2025.

Ramon Foundation hosts children’s event marking Space Week

The Ramon Foundation, established in honor of first Israeli astronaut Ilan Ramon, aims to advance space education and industry throughout Israel.

NASA ASTRONAUT Garrett Reisman with one of the two winning classes at the Ramon Foundation Space Week event — a SpaceINT program class from David Tuviyahu Comprehensive School in Be’er Sheva.

Israel can maintain military edge by expanding into space, sources tell 'Post'

With only seven countries deeply involved in developing space capabilities, Israel now has a larger qualitative advantage in that arena than in others where it once had an advantage.

 Israel Aerospace Industries launches communications satellite "Dror 1" into space, July 13, 2025.

NASA on the brink of history: Rocket on its way to the moon – final preparations underway

NASA approaches the next phase of its deep space return program. Artemis 2 will be the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972 and will serve as a critical test for new technologies.

Spacecraft transfer with rocket to the Moon to the launch pad.

British intelligence agency investigated UFOs, secret documents show

“Logic would indicate that if significant numbers are reporting seeing strange objects in the sky then there may be a basis in fact,” a 1997 Defense Intelligence Staff memo said.

Illustrative image of a UFO