Astronomy
On Columbus Day, remember Abraham Zacuto, the Jewish astronomer history forgot - opinion
In 1935, the International Astronomical Union formally adopted the name Zagut for a lunar crater honoring Abraham ben Shmuel Zacuto. Modern astronomy has, literally, written his name on the Moon.
The Perseid meteor shower is back: All the best places to watch shooting stars in Israel
Researchers decode 200-year-old Red Sea navigational chart, revealing lost seafaring secrets
Selling light after dark: Satellite designed to reflect sunlight to Earth approved by FCC
NASA finds source of life on the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa
This discovery has important implications for the habitability of Europa’s ocean.
NASA's Webb telescope finds exoplanet with potential signs of life
Along with methane and carbon dioxide, the James Webb Telescope also discovered a molecule known as dimethyl sulphide (DMS), a substance only produced by living things.
Soyuz spacecraft with US astronaut, two Russian cosmonauts docks at ISS
The ISS is one of the few international projects on which the United States and Russia still cooperate closely.
Jupiter-like planet observed spiraling off 950 light years from Earth
The planet hurtles around its star at close proximity as its atmosphere leaches out and trails around it, forming the largest known planetary structure anywhere in space.
Rare 'blue supermoon' rises over Israel, won't return until 2037
The blue supermoon is the brightest and the largest full moon of 2023.
India sets September launch date for mission to study the sun
The Aditya-L1, India's first space-based solar probe, aims to study solar winds, which can cause disturbance on Earth and are commonly seen as "auroras."
Saturn visible in Israel's night sky at its brightest
While the rings won't be visible to the naked eye any small backyard telescope should show the rings, which will appear as bright oval-shaped disks.
Rare 'blue supermoon' to rise this week, won't return until 2037
The coming full moon will be the brightest and the largest of 2023.
Sun-observing spacecraft sheds light on the solar wind's origin
New observations by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft may provide an answer as to how the sun generates solar wind.
Scientists unveil secrets of star violently torn apart near black hole
Astronomers have recently encountered numerous instances of "tidal disruption events."
