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Artemis II astronauts return to Earth after historic crewed mission to the Moon

After 10 days in space, Artemis II astronauts are set for a splashdown in the Pacific, marking humanity’s return to the Moon's vicinity for the first time since Apollo.

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NASA astronaut and Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover is pictured here in the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II lunar flyby April 6, 2026.
The NASA Artemis II crew, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, embrace inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home following a flyby of the far side of the Moon on April 7, 2026.

Artemis II astronauts brace for fiery return to Earth

The Artemis II crew, flying in their Orion capsule since launching from Florida last week, are due to splash down off the Southern California coast on Friday.

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A wheel loader operator fills a truck with ore at the MP Materials rare earth mine in Mountain Pass, California, January 30, 2020; illustrative.

Trump administration to take 10% stake in USA Rare Earth in $1.6b. deal, sources say

The Trump administration is set to take a 10% stake in USA Rare Earth as part of a $1.6 billion investment package aimed at boosting domestic rare earth mining and magnet production.

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Life beyond Earth may exist in far stranger places than scientists once thought, a new study suggests. January, 22.

Habitable worlds may be far more common than thought, Israeli study says

Published in the peer-reviewed The Astrophysical Journal, the research focuses on tidally locked planets, worlds that always show the same face to their star.

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Scientists found method to calculate water on rocky planets in underground reserves

The water probably would have originated from volcanic activity and gradually evaporated into the atmosphere, along with other vital compounds.

MARCH 21, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The solar system.

Scientists get one step closer to finding out how Earth got its water

Water covers 71% of Earth’s surface, but it is unknown when or how all this water arrived on Earth.

MARCH 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The white line shows the boundary between the inner and outer solar system, with the asteroid belt positioned roughly in between Mars and Jupiter. A bubble near the top of the image shows water molecules attached to a rocky fragment, showing the kind of object that could have carried water to Earth.

A planet between Mars and Jupiter could wipe out Earth - study

“Despite many astronomers having wished for this extra planet, it’s a good thing we don’t have it,” said lead author Stephen Kane.

MARCH 8, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The solar system (Illustrative).

Which places on Earth have the highest levels of air pollution? - study

Researchers published a map showing how PM2.5 levels have changed around the world in past decades.

MARCH 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Earth as seen from space.

Antarctica: Land at the end of the Earth

Tourists from all over the world are flocking to see it before it sinks like fabled Atlantis under the waves and is lost forever.

FEBRUARY 19, 2023ByBARBARA ANGELAKIS
ANTARCTICA – a raw, pristine, natural, protected and cherished environment.

Hidden molten rock layer shatters knowledge of tectonic plates - study

The discovery of this hidden molten rock layer shows that molten rocks have nothing to do with tectonic plate movements, which cause earthquakes.

FEBRUARY 7, 2023ByAARON REICH
The Earth with the upper mantle revealed. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered a previously unknown layer of partly molten rock in a key region just below the tectonic plates.

Scientists offer solution to Earth's brightness symmetry mystery

Scientists revealed a strong correlation between storm intensity, cloudiness and the solar energy reflection rate in each hemisphere.

JANUARY 24, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Earth as seen from space.