Space

Israel can maintain military edge by expanding into space, sources tell 'Post'

With only seven countries deeply involved in developing space capabilities, Israel now has a larger qualitative advantage in that arena than in others where it once had an advantage.

JANUARY 20, 2026|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

Israel Aerospace Industries launches communications satellite "Dror 1" into space, July 13, 2025.

Spacecraft transfer with rocket to the Moon to the launch pad.

NASA on the brink of history: Rocket on its way to the moon – final preparations underway

NASA approaches the next phase of its deep space return program. Artemis 2 will be the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972 and will serve as a critical test for new technologies.

JANUARY 19, 2026|ByDR. ITAY GAL

British intelligence agency investigated UFOs, secret documents show

“Logic would indicate that if significant numbers are reporting seeing strange objects in the sky then there may be a basis in fact,” a 1997 Defense Intelligence Staff memo said.

JANUARY 14, 2026|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER

The central square image, taken with the MUSE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope, shows shock waves around the dead star RXJ0528+2838.

Astronomers spot white dwarf star creating a colorful shockwave

In the shockwave, a red hue represented hydrogen, green represented nitrogen, and blue represented oxygen residing in interstellar space.

JANUARY 13, 2026|ByREUTERS

Netflix to stream live NASA launches and missions

NASA hopes the partnership will help bring excitement to space exploration through live streams of launches and astronaut activities.

JULY 1, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Smoke and steam billow across Launch Complex 39B as the launch of Space Shuttle Discovery on mission STS-121.

Hiroshima University Discovers Rare Mineral on Asteroid Ryugu, Challenging Space Theories

Masaaki Miyahara said it’s like finding a tropical seed in Arctic ice - suggesting either a surprising local environment or long-distance transport in the early solar system.

JUNE 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Physicists challenge Big Bang Theory

Professor Gaztanaga proposes that our universe lies inside a black hole formed in a larger parent universe.

JUNE 25, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Physicists come up with a new model for the creation of universe, challenging The Big Bang Theory. Illustration.

ESA's Proba-3 mission creates first artificial solar eclipse in space

Twin satellites fly 150 meters apart with millimeter precision, allowing detailed observation of the Sun's corona during long-lasting artificial eclipses.

JUNE 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF