February 19, 2021

Final checks in the clean room. The nanosatellite TAU SAT1. Photo: Tel Aviv University spokesperson

The first scientific nanosatellite designed and built at Tel Aviv University will be launched into space tomorrow night

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The satellite will be launched packed inside a Northrop Grumman Cygnus model supply spacecraft. Northrop Grumman's Cygnus will be launched on Saturday, 19:36 Israel time, then the launch will be at the Atlantic Regional Space Center
The Persistence rover lands using cables dangling from what is known as a "Mars crane". The spacecraft continues on after disconnecting the cables and the vehicle sets off on its own. This was done to save the fuel needed to land such a large spacecraft at the expense of the scientific equipment. Illustration: NASA / JPL-Caltech

First images from Mars after the successful landing of the "Persistence" rover (live broadcast)

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The images, in low resolution, were taken by Persistence's road cameras and show the view near the landing area.
broken glass. Photo: Gilbert Ebrahimi, unsplash

"Surprising results": research reveals for the first time what happens at the end of the crack

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This research, recently carried out by Prof. Jay Feinberg and Neri Berman from the Rekh Institute of Physics, was published in the prestigious journal Physical Review Letters. The study revealed, for the first time, the behavior in the immediate vicinity of the crack tip.
Bonobo monkeys in their natural environment. Photo: depositphotos.com

Things Yorami know: why kiss?

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Strangely, Naomi, not only is it not known why people kiss, but it is not even clear whether the romantic kiss is a universal gesture and whether it is a learned behavior, but evolution has clues
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