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Artemis II astronauts safely back on Earth after trip around moon

It took recovery teams less than two hours to secure the floating capsule and retrieve the crew, ending the first human voyage to the vicinity of the moon in over fifty years.

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NASA's Orion spacecraft with Artemis II crewmembers NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, commander; Victor Glover, pilot; Christina Koch, mission specialist; and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, mission specialist aboard is seen as it lands in the Pacific Ocean on April 10, 2026.
NASA astronaut and Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover is pictured here in the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II lunar flyby April 6, 2026.

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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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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NASA ASTRONAUT and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon April 2, 2026.

WATCH: Artemis makes lunar flyby as moon mission breaks record for human distance from earth

The Artemis II crew, flying in their Orion capsule since launching from Florida last week, awoke around 10:50 a.m. for their sixth flight day to a recorded message from late astronaut Jim Lovell.

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Israeli co Odysight.ai set for Nasdaq IPO

Odysight.ai is currently traded on Wall Street's over-the-counter market with a market cap of $111 million.

FEBRUARY 6, 2025BySHIRI HABIB-VALDHORN/GLOBES/TNS
MARKET INFORMATION is displayed on a monitor at the New York Stock Exchange. The invasion of Ukraine and the intensification of international sanctions imposed on Russia are having a strong effect on world markets.

NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption ever on Io

The eruption released energy six times greater than all Earth's power plants combined, exceeding 80,000 trillion watts.

FEBRUARY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption ever on Io. Illustration.

The space race is back in 2025 - opinion

Recent years have seen a significant rise in private investments in space, with institutional investors and family offices recognizing the economic and scientific potential of space technologies.

FEBRUARY 1, 2025ByROY NAOR
View from the International Space Station.

This week in Jewish history: Israel's first astronaut, invention of cardioverter-defibrillator

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

JANUARY 31, 2025BySTEVEN DRUCKER
ILAN RAMON in front of an F16 aircraft.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 rises to the top of NASA's risk chart

The next close approach of asteroid 2024 YR4 is projected for December 22, 2032, when it may pose a potential danger, with an estimated 1.2% chance of impact.

JANUARY 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Asteroid 2024 YR4 rises to the top of NASA's risk chart. Illustration.

NASA's Bennu samples contain life's building blocks, including amino acids and DNA/RNA nucleobases

Samples contain all five nucleobases of DNA and RNA, supporting theory that asteroids may have seeded Earth with life's essential ingredients.

JANUARY 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
NASA's Bennu asteroid samples reveal building blocks of life, including amino acids and all DNA and RNA nucleobases.

Trump tasks SpaceX with rescuing 'stranded' NASA astronauts

President Donald Trump has called on Elon Musk to rescue two NASA astronauts stuck on the International Space Station, with the pair blaming the Biden administration for leaving them 'stranded.'

JANUARY 30, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk speaks on-screen during a central election campaign event of the AfD in Halle (Saale), Germany, January 25, 2025.

110 million people come together: World's largest human gathering captured from space

NASA astronaut Don Pettit shared a view of the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 from the vantage point of the International Space Station.

JANUARY 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
World’s largest human gathering.

Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rocket launches two private moon landers

Simultaneous launches signal growing private interest in lunar exploration, traditionally dominated by governments.

JANUARY 18, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
SpaceX CRS-8 Falcon 9 rocket launch.

Anthropologists push for cataloging Martian debris as valuable artifacts

Justin Holcomb and colleagues argue that Mars' remnants, like crashed landers and rover tracks, are valuable heritage, not "space trash."

JANUARY 3, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Anthropologists push for cataloging Martian debris as valuable artifacts.