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Record heatwave expected to hit Israel this weekend with potential 47°C in Sea of Galilee region

Extreme heat is forecast for the southern Golan Heights, the northern valleys, the Lower Galilee, the Kinneret Valley, the Dead Sea coast, the Jordan Valley, the Arava, the Judean Desert, and Negev.

Pigeons fly in front of the sun as it rises over Kuwait City on August 23, 2025.
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Selling light after dark: Satellite designed to reflect sunlight to Earth approved by FCC

Shining: Moon rises behind the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.

Parashat Pinchas: What Joshua learned from Moses about true leadership

 The sun is seen as smoke rises from a wildfire burning during a heatwave, in Gohrischheide near Zeithain, Germany, July 3, 2025.

Study suggests our Sun escaped the crowded galactic center for the Milky Way’s suburbs


Study of Asteroid Ryugu sheds new light on Solar System's formation

Researchers at Okayama University analyzed a sample from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Haybusa2 mission.

C-type asteroid 162173 Ryugu, seen by the ONC-T camera on board the Hayabusa2 spacecraft

How to handle a pregnancy when it’s sizzling hot outside

Excessive humidity, insane temperatures, constant thirst and a big stomach? This is how to survive pregnancy when it’s sizzling outside.

 Pregnant woman (illustrative)

Scientists discover new solar waves that don't fit with current theories

The newly discovered waves move three times faster than current theories predict.

 A coronal mass ejection from the Sun imaged on August 31, 2012

US Senate approves bill to make daylight saving time permanent

The House of Representatives, which has held a committee hearing on the matter, must still pass the bill before it can go to President Joe Biden to sign.

A power-generating windmill turbine is pictured during sunset at a renewable energy park in Ecoust-Saint-Mein, France

NASA to chase asteroid with small solar sail probe in Artemis I mission

The NEA Scout will also be a technological demonstration of solar sails, which use sunlight as a means of propulsion.

 Artist's depiction of the NASA's NEA Scout using a solar sail to approach asteroid 2020 GE after being launched during the Artemis I mission.

Daylight savings: Israel's clocks 'fall back' one hour

This will be reversed on Friday, March 25, 2022, when the clock "springs ahead" one hour.

Daylight savings: Time to roll back the clock.

Weekend lie-in: On Saturday, latest sunrise since War of Independence

A day before Israel reverts back from Daylight Saving Time, the sun is expected to rise after 07:00, a late daybreak by Israeli standards.

Sunrise in the Negev

Warming oceans are dimming Earth, new study shows

A new study shows that warming oceans make clouds less reflective, making the light reflected by Earthless bright.

 Sun rays shine through trees in a forest on an autumn morning near Biere, Switzerland.

Parker Probe: Meet the spacecraft using Israeli tech to study the Sun

Using Israeli technology, the Parker Probe is enlightening our understanding of what transpires on the solar surface.

 An artist's rendition of the Parker Probe as it approaches the Sun.

Israel's summer is heating up - here are the products to get you through:

Summer is here - protect yourself from the harsh sun and have fun safely.

L'Oréal Paris Elvive Dream Long serum.