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The Crew Dragon spacecraft is docked at the International Space Station above Earth.

NASA has ordered five astronauts to prepare for evacuation from the space station following an air leak that has been fixed in the meantime.

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The alert on the International Space Station lasted about two hours and was lifted after an assessment of the situation. Roscosmos reported two leaks in the Russian Zvezda module, but said there was no immediate danger to the crew and that the pressure on the station was stable.
Venus in false-color ultraviolet light, with complex cloud structures surrounding the planet

Material from Earth may have reached Venus' clouds – but this is still not proof of life

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A new model suggests that asteroid impacts on Earth could have sent biological material into the clouds of Venus. It's not proof of life, but it changes the way we think about the transfer of biological material between
The launch of the Shenzhou-23 manned spacecraft aboard the Long March-2F launcher from the Jiuquan Launch Center in China

China has launched a manned mission to its space station, in preparation for a moon landing by 2030.

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The Shenzhou-23 spacecraft carried three astronauts to the Tiangong space station. One of them is expected to remain in orbit for a full year, in China's first-of-its-kind experiment in prolonged human spaceflight.
NASA artist's rendering showing potential habitat on Mars along with other terrestrial elements. Credit: NASA

New study explores how asteroid mining could support a colony on Mars

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Researchers have investigated whether asteroids could be a source of metals and fuel for a future colony on Mars. The model suggests that this is possible, but only with careful selection of targets and use of local resources in space.
A rendering of NASA's Psyche spacecraft near Mars, during a gravity maneuver to help it continue its journey to the metallic asteroid Psyche. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU

NASA's Psyche spacecraft passes Mars on its way to a rare metallic asteroid

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The Psyche spacecraft passed within 4,500 kilometers of Mars to receive a gravity boost. The pass was also used to calibrate cameras and scientific instruments in preparation for its arrival at the asteroid Psyche in 2029.
A frame from infrared footage of an unidentified aerial phenomenon reported by the US Indo-Pacific Command in 2024. The Pentagon describes the case as unsolved, not evidence of extraterrestrial technology. Credit: US Department of War / AARO / DVIDS

Pentagon releases UFO files; no evidence of aliens

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The Trump administration's move presents unprecedented transparency around unidentified aerial phenomena, but also illustrates the gap between unsolved documents, the politics of mystery, and real scientific evidence.
A view of Earth from NASA's Orion spacecraft as it orbits the planet during the Artemis II test flight. The spacecraft launched on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, for a mission of about 10 days around the moon and back to Earth. Credit: NASA

Live broadcast: Artemis II nears lunar landing: orbit change maneuver expected tonight (Thursday-Friday)

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After completing the first orbit maneuvers around Earth and a close flight demonstration, NASA is preparing for the ignition that will send Orion into a free-return orbit around the moon; a brief communication loss was also reported in the first hours of the mission
Artemis II launch. Photo: NASA

Live broadcast: Artemis II launched on first manned flight around the moon since Apollo

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The Artemis II mission is set to be the first manned flight of the Artemis program, with four astronauts in the Orion spacecraft to orbit the Moon and back, as a crucial step toward resuming human presence on the Moon.
Image caption: NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Artemis II Orion spacecraft are seen illuminated at Launch Complex 39B, January 17, 2026, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In the coming days, engineers will prepare for the "wet dress rehearsal," a two-day test that simulates launch day. Credit: NASA/Keegan Barber

Artemis II placed on launch pad: NASA moves forward with “wet return” test before crewed flight around the moon

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The world in 2050. Illustration: Avi Blizovsky via DALEE.

The journal "Nature" looks to 2050: Nuclear fusion, Mars, and "lightless" laboratories – and it all depends on politics

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The prestigious journal marks the decisive junctures: the climate crisis and the response to it, the race for artificial intelligence infrastructure, questions of public trust and science funding, and the ability to transform breakthroughs into systems that work at scale.
Chrysalis could house several generations of humans by the time it reaches Alpha Centauri, where it could land passengers on the surface of the planet Proxima Centauri b. (Credit: Giacomo Infelise, Veronica Magli, Guido Sbrogio', Nevenka Martinello, and Federica Chiara Serpe)

Chrysalis: The spaceship that will carry 2,400 passengers on a one-way, 400-year journey to Alpha Centauri

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A revolutionary design by young engineers proposes a giant ship 58 kilometers long, which will accommodate generations of colonists on their way to an Earth-like planet in the Alpha Centauri system.
A Saturn-sized planet orbiting a tiny red dwarf is rewriting what scientists thought was possible in planetary systems. Credit: Avi Blizovsky, via DALEE

The small star that hosts a giant planet and stretches the laws of astronomy

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Astronomers have discovered TOI-6894b – a Saturn-sized planet orbiting a tiny red dwarf, a discovery that challenges conventional models of planetary system formation.

Houston, we have a problem: James Lovell, commander of Apollo 13 and the hero who returned the crew safely, has passed away.

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Lovell, who flew on four space missions and was one of the first to orbit the moon, has died at the age of 97. His cool-headed leadership of the Apollo 13 mission became a global symbol of survival and cooperation, and his story was immortalized in the film
A carbonaceous meteorite is about to crash into Earth. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Scientists may have solved a space rock mystery that could change our understanding of the beginnings of life

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An international study has found that carbon-rich meteorites are rare on Earth because they break up in space or burn up in the atmosphere, which could change our understanding of the origin of life.
Memorial plaque for the astronauts of the Space Shuttle Columbia, 2003. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Cutting a quarter of NASA's budget could lead to another disaster like Columbia

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NASA prepares to cancel major science missions; scientists warn of brain drain and huge loss of investment * Nearly 300 NASA scientists signed the "Voyager Declaration": Budget cuts could lead to another disaster like Columbia
This artist's impression shows the Tianwen-2 probe approaching the near-Earth asteroid 469219 Kamoʻoalewa. Credit: CCTV

China launches Tianwen-2 – asteroid sample return mission

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If successful, it would be the third time in history that samples from an asteroid have reached Earth, and the third country after Japan and the United States.
The evolution of the Martian landscape: from red to a blue-green planet with water and vegetation. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Landing on Mars is no longer science fiction – this is what it could look like

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After delivering ten NASA science and technology payloads to the near side of the Moon through the CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative and NASA's Artemis operation, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander captured this image of a sunset from the surface of the Moon. Credit: Firefly Aerospace

NASA captures sunset on the moon in stunning leaping images of dust and light (4K)

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The Europa Clipper spacecraft is using Mars' gravity to accelerate its way to Jupiter's mysterious moon. Credit: NASA

Europa Clipper uses Mars' gravity to accelerate its way to Jupiter's mysterious moon

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NASA's Europa Clipper probe has performed a gravity maneuver around Mars on its way to Jupiter's moon Europa, to investigate whether it might be home to extraterrestrial life.
Blue Ghost lander on the lunar surface. There are two other active private lunar missions, photo: Firefly Aerospace

Second private landing on the moon: Blue Ghost lands safely

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The Firefly lunar lander has successfully landed in the Mare Crisium region on the near side of the Moon, carrying NASA science and technology instruments as part of the Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) initiative.
A view of the Utopia Planitia region on Mars which is believed to be the site of an ancient ocean. ESA/DLR/FU Berlin, CC BY-SA

Scientists discover 3 billion-year-old beach buried on Mars

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Researchers have found evidence of a beach on the Utopia Plain on Mars, strengthening the hypothesis that an ocean once covered a large part of the planet and its influence may have been evident for a longer time than previously thought.
The artist's concept shows stars near the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Each has a colored trail indicating its speed—the longer and redder the trail, the faster the star. NASA scientists recently discovered a candidate for an extremely fast star, depicted near the center of the image, accompanied by an orbiting planet. If confirmed, this pair would break the speed record for a known extrasolar planetary system. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (Caltech-IPAC)

NASA detects star and planet flying at record speeds of at least 540 kilometers per second

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The discovery of an extrasolar planet system at an unimaginable speed poses new research challenges in studying galaxy dynamics and the structure of intergalactic space.
TGO took this image on November 3, 2023. At its center is Cerberus Fossae (163.07°E, 9.25°N) Credit: ESA

Meteor collides with Mars: Seismic waves shake the Red Planet

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TGO image from November 3, 2023 reveals impact effects in Cerberus Fossae region, deepening understanding of Martian tremors and seismic effects
The Solar Observatory in Isfaia. Credit: Idan Media, Government Press Office

The Solaris Solar Observatory was established in a druz village in israel

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The observatory, located 550 meters above sea level, will be equipped with four telescopes adapted for observing the sun. In addition to its educational and scientific role, the observatory will also collaborate with industry to improve the protection of electronic equipment against
A block of metal emits oxygen. Illustration by Avi Blizovsky, using DALEE The illustration should not be seen as a scientific image.

The dark oxygen puzzle

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Natural lumps of metal emit oxygen in the dark depths of the ocean, in the absence of photosynthesis, until now it was believed that there was no oxygen production in them at all
Cosmic scene with DNA, stars, solvents and atomic circles in oral flow.

Dr. Shamrit Meman was appointed Vice-Chairman of the Remote Sensing Committee at the International Federation for Astronautics

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Dr. Meman, director of the Remote Sensing and Planetary Imaging Laboratory at Ben-Gurion University, is strengthening Israel's position in space exploration with a prestigious international position and a pioneering project to manage emergency situations using artificial intelligence.
NASA is addressing Voyager 1's latest communication problems, working to understand and fix the transmitter shutdown by the spacecraft's defense system. Credit: Caltech/NASA-JPL

24 billion km from Earth, NASA's Voyager 1 breaks its silence

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On October 24, NASA was able to re-establish contact with the Voyager 1 spacecraft after a brief communication blackout. Recently, Voyager 1 turned off one of its two radio transmitters, and the NASA team is now working to identify the cause
This view of Belva Crater was created using data collected by the Mars Perseverance rover on April 22, 2023. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS

The lost atmosphere of Mars has been discovered hidden in its clay

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Mars was not always the cold, desolate desert we see today. There is more and more evidence that water once flowed across the surface of the Red Planet, necessitating the existence of a thick atmosphere, but suddenly
Image: This artist's rendering of a planet-forming disk surrounding a young star shows a swirling "pancake" of hot gas and dust from which planets form. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, the team obtained detailed images showing the layered, conical structure of the disc's winds - streams of gas blowing out into space. Credit: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)

Winds of Change: The James Webb Space Telescope Reveals Elusive Details in Young Star Systems

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Astronomers have discovered new details about gas flows that shape planet-forming disks and shape them over time, offering a glimpse into how our solar system likely formed
MWA detectors in Western Australia will assist in the search for signs of extraterrestrial technology. Photo: STI Institute

A first-of-its-kind study will scan 2,800 galaxies for extraterrestrial technology

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The SETI Institute, the SETI Research Center in Berkeley, and the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research in Western Australia. The research is the first attempt to search for extraterrestrial technology in galaxies outside our galaxy, focusing on low frequencies
A satellite returns to Israel, hot and glowing, with illuminated fragments of space in its vicinity.

Goodbye Cluster: A ground-breaking mission ends in a spectacular fireball over the South Pacific

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After 24 years of research, the Salsa satellite (Cluster 2) burned up in a controlled entry into the atmosphere, (thereby) marking the end of the mission and strengthening our understanding of the magnetosphere and space
Workers at NASA's Kennedy Space Center move the parts of the SLS rocket that will be used to launch the Artemis manned spacecraft to the moon. Photo: NASA

The Rocket Factory: A Look at NASA's Plans for the Moon and Beyond

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NASA is upgrading Kennedy Space Center facilities to support the assembly of SLS rockets for the Artemis missions, which aim to land the next astronauts on the moon, using innovative technologies to improve the assembly process.
Aliens abduct a human into their flying saucer. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Belief in alien visits to Earth is getting out of control - here's why it's so dangerous 

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In an article accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, Tony Milligan, a researcher in the philosophy of ethics, King's College London, argues that the belief in alien visitation is no longer a whim, but a widespread social problem
Astronauts walk on Mars soil. Illustration: depositphotos.com

The science of survival on Mars: What really protects astronauts from radiation

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Effective radiation shielding materials such as plastics, rubber, synthetic fibers and Martian soil have been identified as protecting astronauts on Mars, increasing the viability of long-duration missions and future settlement plans
Imaging of the Changa 6 spacecraft landing on land on the far side of the moon (Image credit: CNSA)

China's Chang'e 6 mission launched the samples from the far side of the moon into lunar orbit. The next stop is Earth

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China is the only country to successfully land on the hemisphere of the moon that faces away from Earth. * The container containing the samples collected by Changa 6 is expected to land on Earth on June 25
Sunspot up close. Photo: NASA

NOAA satellites detected a strong solar storm

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In late March 2024, NOAA satellites detected strong solar activity, including a powerful solar flare and coronal mass ejection (CME), which led to the strongest geomagnetic storm since 2017
extraterrestrials Illustration: depositphotos.com

First Contact: Simulating an Intelligent Extraterrestrial Message to Earth

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A new project called Signal in Space simulates how Earth will respond to a signal from aliens and invites the public to help decode an extraterrestrial message (roughly)
The members of the space mission from the Weizmann Institute of Science (right to left): Dr. Eli Galanti, Prof. Yohai Caspi and Maria Smirnova

By 2031 you will reach justice: Israeli technology on the way to deep space

A blue-and-white device that was created especially for an experiment by Weizmann Institute of Science scientists was launched to the planet Jupiter, as part of an international research mission of the European Space Agency
The launch of the JUICE spacecraft from the Coro Space Center in French Guiana. Screenshot from the European Space Agency and Ariane Space TV

The JUICE spacecraft was launched to the moons of Jupiter

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The launch at Coro in French Guiana was postponed from yesterday due to weather conditions * The spacecraft is carrying ten instruments, some of which are also made in Israel * Will arrive in the Zedek system in July 2031
Triton and Neptune (simulation). It is hypothesized that Triton came from outside the solar system and was caught in Neptune's gravitational field

Will an Israeli atomic clock fly to Neptune's moon Rahab?

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The planned Israeli space telescope Ultrasat (Ultrasat) led by the Weizmann Institute

The Weizmann Institute and the Space Agency announce the Ultrasat space telescope that will be used to detect violent events in the universe

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