International Space Station

'Unprofessional behavior': NASA report rips into astronaut-stranding Starliner mission

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman ripped into Boeing and agency leadership for their handling of the Starliner mission during a news conference timed with the release of the 300-page report.

FEBRUARY 20, 2026|ByREUTERS

A UNITED Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying two astronauts aboard Boeing's Starliner-1 Crew Flight Test (CFT), is launched on a mission to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US June 5, 2024.

ROSCOSMOS COSMONAUT Alexey Zubritskiy conducts a spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS), October 16, 2025.

NASA returns ISS crew early for first time in history, due to 'serious medical condition'

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told reporters that the decision was made to return the astronaut because the capability to diagnose and treat them properly is not available on the ISS.

JANUARY 9, 2026|ByREUTERS

Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel shakes hands with Meredith McKay, NASA’s deputy administrator for international relations.

Jerusalem partners with NASA, looks forward to first Israeli woman in space

The deal will anchor joint projects with NASA until 2035, and is designed to expand already close cooperation on flagship projects.

DECEMBER 10, 2025|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

A SpaceX Falcon Nine rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A carrying NASA’s Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, August 1, 2025.

SpaceX launches joint astronaut crew to ISS in NASA's Crew-11 mission

While normal crew rotation missions last roughly six months, the Crew-11 crew may be the first to settle into a new routine time of eight months.

AUGUST 1, 2025|ByREUTERS

A little Israeli robot on the moon that could inspire others

The vision of SpaceIL is to use the contest to inspire more young Israelis to study science, technology, engineering and math.

JUNE 12, 2016BySHLOMO MAITAL

A simulation of the SpaceIL robot about to land on the moon

Long-term space flights: Pie in the sky?

Exiting the atmosphere to reach the moon or Mars has been a boon to medical care on Earth, but poses risk to astronauts’ health.

APRIL 3, 2016ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

DR. YEHEZKEL CAINE points to a Gemini mission photo given to him by NASA.

Study: Evidence found of summertime water flows on Mars

Scientists developed a new technique to analyze chemical maps of the Martian surface obtained by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015ByREUTERS

Partial solar eclipse to be visible in Israel on Friday

Friday's solar eclipse will be the last one visible in Israel until 2020.

MARCH 19, 2015BySHARON UDASIN

A bird flies in front of a partial solar eclipse [Illustrative]

Mapping the DNA sequence of Ashkenazi Jews

Ashkenazi Jews have played an important role in the study of human genetics, with notable successes in gene mapping as well as prenatal and cancer screening.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH