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January 2012

The press conference on the occasion of the announcement of Menachem Kidron's inauguration as CEO of the Israel Space Agency. On the right, Kidron, Salah Chairman Prof. Yitzhak Ben Israel, Minister of Science Daniel Hershkowitz and Director General of the Ministry of Science Menachem Greenblum. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

The incoming CEO of the Israel Space Agency, Menachem Kidron at the space conference in memory of Ilan Ramon: "The budget will allow advancing scientific, technological, security and social interests"

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The satellite is loaded 3. Figure: Space Communications Company

Background and information on the main projects and work plan for 2012 of the Israel Space Agency

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Prof. Dan Shechtman receives an honorary statuette from Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin. Next to them is MK Ronit Tirosh. PR photo, Israel Sun

Knesset Speaker Robbie Rivlin, "If we want more Shechtmans, we need to invest in creating an appropriate educational and scientific atmosphere"

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A model of lighted and dark areas near the south pole of the moon built by schoolgirls in Gush Etzion and won first place in the Ilan Ramon competition for schools, 2012

A girls' school from Gush Etzion won the Ilan Ramon competition out of 140 schools

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The lead chick - there is a hook on its beak which will be absorbed later. Photo from the original article

to murder hatched

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Dr. Sigal Abramovich in action. Photo: Danny Machlis, Ben-Gurion University.

A research grant of about half a million euros on the effect of global warming on the conditions in the oceans

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Menachem Kidron (Photo: Lehi Avidan)

The Israeli Space Agency is embarking on a new path with a large budget and a new CEO: Menachem Kidron

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Transit of a planet in front of its sun. Illustration from a NASA video

Kepler's new crop: 11 new solar systems with 26 planets

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Air pollution and carbon emissions, from Wikipedia.

Catch two birds with one stone: reduce air pollution and slow down the rate of warming

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Prof. Ruth Arnon, from Wikipedia

This morning, 12/2/2012 live: Prof. Ruth Arnon, president of the Israeli Academy of Sciences, will speak about the challenge and opportunity in developing innovative vaccine components

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God creates man. William Blake, painting from 1795 from Wikipedia

A country haunted by demons LA: Israel Democracy Institute: 80% of Jews in Israel believe in God

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Moon colony. Image: NASA

Newt Gingrich: A colony should be established on the moon

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Solar system - the planets are shown according to their relative size. NASA illustration

Soon the spring season of "Meetings at the Front of Science"

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A woman from the Mombutu tribe in Africa. Illustration from the 19s, Dr. George Schweinforth. Public domain image

A voice in a pubic woman - a neuropsychological observation

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But what determines what turns us on sexually? This is the question in God's knowledge, because sexual arousal has many psychological and physiological levels. There is no clear answer here. But two different psychological theories that try to explain social understanding and emotion, could be of help to us
An ant marked with a barcode in Dr. Feinerman's laboratory. Photo: Weizmann Institute

The social network

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Cross section of a human lung infected with cancer. The white block above is his tape and the black areas indicate that the original owner of the lung smoked. From Wikimedia

Malicious inflammation / Gary Stix

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Solar windows of the Israeli Pythagoras Solar installed at the headquarters of the Organic Valley Cooperative in the city of La Farge in the state of Wisconsin, USA

The Israeli cleantech company Pythagoras Solar completed a first of its kind project of installing solar windows at the headquarters of the giant "Organic Valley" cooperative in the state of Wisconsin in the USA

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The autonomous composition of a group of students from Ben Gurion University in the Negev. PR photo

An autonomous robot that helps people in public places

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Solar flare on 23/1/2010 in the morning (Israel time) on the upper right side. Photo: NASA

A strong solar storm reached Earth, but caused no damage

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A structure of three satellites - Technion illustration

Technion researchers plan to launch into space a structure of three nanosatellites

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Asteroid Ida and its moon Dactyl, as photographed by the Galileo spacecraft

Asteroids with moons

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Forecaster Danny Rupp, during the presentation of the forecast on Channel 10 on warmer days. Screenshot from YouTube

Survey in the USA: about half of the TV forecasters deny global warming

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A burned cellular base station in the Halisa neighborhood, Haifa. From Wikipedia

The Ministry of Science and Technology established a committee to examine non-ionizing radiation and its effect on public health

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Prof. David Kashdan, Hebrew University. From Wikipedia

Winner of the Israel Prize in the field of mathematics research and computer science research Prof. David Kashdan

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On the right, Dr. Greg Heislop, Vice President and CEO of Boeing's Missiles and Defense Systems Division, Uri Sinai - Director of the IAA's MLM Plant, Yosef Weiss - IAA's Vice President and Director of the Missiles and Space Division.

IAI and Boeing celebrate a decade of cooperation in the "Hats" weapon system

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