The moon

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.

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A Long March-2F carrier rocket, carrying the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft and a crew of three astronauts, lifts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in the Gobi desert, in northwest China on October 31, 2025. A new crew took off for China's Tiangong space station on October 31.
Artemis II astronauts, NASA Commander Reid Wiseman, NASA Pilot Victor Glover, NASA Mission Specialist Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, flank U.S. President Donald Trump as he speaks in the Oval Office, Washington, DC, US, April 29, 2026.

Trump welcomes NASA Artemis II astronauts to Oval Office after Moon mission

“I don’t know how they do it. I wouldn’t want to do it, but it takes people like this to make our country great,” Trump stated in reference to the Artemis II crew.

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A handout image taken by the Artemis II crew captures craters dotting the surface of the Moon, revealing its rugged, ancient surface, photographed by the NASA Artemis II crew from the Orion spacecraft during the lunar flyby mission, April 6, 2026.

From Caesarea to the Moon: Inside Israel’s bid to revolutionize space launches

Moonshot Space's immediate goal is to challenge the way giant organization like NASA and SpaceX view space launches and to provide humanity with efficient means to explore space

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A handout image taken by the Artemis II crew captures craters dotting the surface of the Moon, revealing its rugged, ancient surface, photographed by the NASA Artemis II crew from the Orion spacecraft during the lunar flyby mission, April 6, 2026.

Jordan joins Artemis Accords, int'l principles for exploring Moon, Mars, space, NASA says

NASA announced Jordan has joined the Artemis Accords, an international agreement covering peaceful and transparent exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

|ByJAMES GENN

Partial solar eclipse to create 'devil's horns' effect on March 29

NASA urges use of ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses for safe viewing.

MARCH 28, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Partial solar eclipse to create 'devil's horns' effect on March 29.

First time: The Blue Ghost lander successfully lands on the moon

Firefly, an American company, made a soft landing on the moon, becoming the second private company to do so. In collaboration with NASA, it’s a key step for future moon and Mars missions.

MARCH 15, 2025ByDR. ITAY GAL
On the surface of the moon. Initial documentation from the lander

US firm Firefly scores its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lands on the moon, marking a major milestone in private lunar exploration.

MARCH 2, 2025ByREUTERS
The moon passes by Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spaceship ahead of its landing, February 24, 2025, in this screengrab taken from a video obtained from social media.

Total lunar eclipse to create 'Blood Moon' on March 14, 2025

The totality will last 65 minutes, with the best views in the Americas and Greenland.

FEBRUARY 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Total lunar eclipse to create 'Blood Moon' on March 14, 2025.

NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption ever on Io

The eruption released energy six times greater than all Earth's power plants combined, exceeding 80,000 trillion watts.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption ever on Io. Illustration.

Scientists discover 266 young ridges on Moon's far side, indicating recent geological activity

Some ridges on the Moon's far side formed over new impact craters, indicating recent activity.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Scientists discover 266 young ridges on Moon's far side, indicating recent geological activity.

The space race is back in 2025 - opinion

Recent years have seen a significant rise in private investments in space, with institutional investors and family offices recognizing the economic and scientific potential of space technologies.

FEBRUARY 1, 2025ByROY NAOR
View from the International Space Station.

Parashat Bo: Beautiful as the moon

The commandment of sanctifying the month is not merely a technical instruction for those who establish the calendar on how and when to determine the new month.

JANUARY 31, 2025ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
SUPERMOON RISES over Jerusalem this past November.

World Monuments Fund adds Moon, Apollo 11 sites to 2025 heritage preservation watch list

Specialists fear planned commercial flights could compromise lunar heritage, including Neil Armstrong’s bootprints.

JANUARY 19, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
World Monuments Fund adds Moon, Apollo 11 sites to 2025 heritage preservation watch list.

„Tod eines Königs, Fall einer Nation“: 4.000 Jahre alte babylonische Tafeln enthüllen dunkle Omen

Insbesondere Mondfinsternisse galten als dunkle Omen, etwa für den Tod des Königs.

JANUARY 12, 2025ByAARON REICH
Keilschrifttafeln werden im Rahmen einer Ausstellung im Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem gezeigt, 3. Februar 2015.