The moon
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage to crash into Moon at seven times the speed of sound
The impact will occur on the side of the Moon facing Earth and could raise a cloud of dust and rock fragments that may remain visible through sensitive telescopes for several minutes.
Parashat Pinchas: What Joshua learned from Moses about true leadership
From Iron Dome to the final frontier: Hilla Haddad Chmelnik on Israel's defense legacy and the race
China to send astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing
Final supermoon of the year, the Beaver Moon, to appear on November 15
Supermoon will appear about 14% larger and up to 30% brighter than average as it comes within approximately 225,000 miles of Earth.
Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev suggests some Apollo moon landing footage was filmed on earth
In Russia, skepticism about the Moon landings is strong; a 2020 poll found that 49% of Russians still doubt US astronauts landed on the Moon.
Study reveals Uranus' moon Miranda may harbor subsurface ocean
Researchers mapped Miranda's surface features, including its cracks, ridges, and unique trapezoidal coronae.
Israel hopes to train first female astronaut with NASA, Gamliel says
Innovation, Science, and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel stressed the importance in training Israel's first female astronaut, as well as expanding cooperation with NASA.
SpaceX set to launch billionaire's private crew on breakthrough spacewalk mission
A SpaceX crew prepares for a risky mission, aiming for the first private spacewalk during a five-day Polaris Dawn mission.
Chinese scientists use lunar soil to produce water, state media reports
NASA head Bill Nelson has repeatedly raised the alarm about the rapid advances in China's space programme and the possibility of Beijing dominating the most resource-rich locations on the moon.
'A king will die, a nation will fall': Dark omens revealed from 4,000-year-old Babylonian tablets
Lunar eclipses in particular were seen as dark omens, such as the death of the king.
2024 total solar eclipse: A remarkable alignment of celestial bodies - opinion
Donning our glasses, hundreds of strangers gazed skyward together and watched the moon gradually take a bite out of the sun.
Total solar eclipse: What is it, where is it, and why is it dangerous to look at it? - explainer
Total solar eclipses are rare, not often occurring in the same place for a very long time. What makes it special? Why can't we look directly at it? Here's what you should know.
Scientists find way to spot alien life in tiny ice grains from moons
While the discovery of life on Mars has been tantalizing for decades, some of the most feasible options for inhabited bodies in space are the icy moons of the solar system's gas giants.
