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.

 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

Illustrative image of a UFO

British intelligence agency investigated UFOs, secret documents show

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


China proposes giant radio telescope on Moon's far side with 7,200 antennas by 2035

The project aims to investigate the 'Cosmic Dark Ages,' the period from the Big Bang until the formation of the first stars.

 Landing site of Chang'e 4 on the far side of the Moon.

James Webb Space Telescope captures first images of Neptune's auroras

The planet's tilted magnetic field causes auroras far from its rotation poles.

 James Webb Space Telescope captures first images of Neptune's auroras.

SpaceX, ULA clinch multibillion-dollar contract in key Pentagon launch program

Musk's SpaceX leads $13.5 billion Space Force contract race with $5.9B in awarded missions.

 SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is launched, carrying four commercial astronauts into a 90-degree inclination polar orbit on the Fram2 mission at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., March 31, 2025.

US seeks ideas for Golden Dome's missile interceptors in space

The Missile Defense Agency and US Space Force are holding a series of meetings to discuss space-based interceptors.

 NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals intricate structures in Cassiopeia A supernova light echo.

NASA's SPHEREx telescope captures 100,000 celestial objects in one infrared image

NASA said the telescope is expected to collect data on more than 450 million galaxies and more than 100 million stars in the Milky Way by surveying the entire sky in 102 infrared wavelengths.

 NASA's new space telescope SPHEREx delivers first infrared images capturing up to 100,000 celestial objects in a single exposure.

James Webb telescope reveals oxygen in galaxy from 13.4 billion years ago

Light from JADES-GS-z14-0 has taken 13.4 billion years to reach Earth, revealing a chemically mature galaxy when the universe was less than 300 million years old.

 James Webb telescope reveals oxygen in galaxy from 13.4 billion years ago.

Partial solar eclipse to create 'devil's horns' effect on March 29

NASA urges use of ISO 12312-2 certified eclipse glasses for safe viewing.

 Partial solar eclipse to create 'devil's horns' effect on March 29.

First time: The Blue Ghost lander successfully lands on the moon

Firefly, an American company, made a soft landing on the moon, becoming the second private company to do so. In collaboration with NASA, it’s a key step for future moon and Mars missions.

 On the surface of the moon. Initial documentation from the lander

Israeli high school students launch nine miniature satellites into space in 'Tevel 2' project

One of the satellites was developed by Druze students and is the first of its kind.

 Israeli students who built the satellites for the Tevel 2 project.

US firm Firefly scores its first moon landing with Blue Ghost spacecraft

Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lands on the moon, marking a major milestone in private lunar exploration.

 The moon passes by Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost spaceship ahead of its landing, February 24, 2025, in this screengrab taken from a video obtained from social media.