May 16, 2026

A small asteroid passes by Earth. Illustration: depositphotos.com

A small asteroid will pass very close to Earth – but without any risk of impact

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2026 JH2, which is tens of meters in diameter, is expected to pass within only about 91 kilometers of Earth on May 18. The close pass will allow for telescopic observations and live broadcasts, but does not pose a threat.
A slice of the COSMOS-Web map, showing galaxies across nearly 14 billion years of the universe's history. The vertex on the left indicates the current time; moving outward, each galaxy is located at its own distance in cosmic time, until you reach a time when the universe was less than a billion years old. Light yellow areas show the dense clusters and filaments of the cosmic web, and dark areas indicate the nearly empty spaces between them. Credit: Hossein Hatamnia, UC Riverside

James Webb Space Telescope reveals sharpest map of the cosmic web

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The COSMOS-Web survey, the largest survey ever conducted with the James Webb Space Telescope, allows astronomers to track galaxies within nebulae, clusters, and cosmic voids across nearly 13.7 billion years of history.
Cancer treatment. Illustration: depositphotos.com

University of Haifa research reveals a new role for the Notch receptor in cell-cell communication and explains why cancer treatments fail

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Researchers from the University of Haifa have found that the Notch receptor not only receives signals from other cells, but also activates neighboring cells and signals them to engulf living cells. The finding may change the understanding of diseases
Prof. Yehudit Berman. Photo: Tel Aviv University Spokesperson

Two Tel Aviv University researchers elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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Prof. Yishai Rosen-Zvi from the Department of Jewish Philosophy and Talmud and Prof. Yehudit Berman from the Faculty of Life Sciences are the only Israelis elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2026
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