The moon

Artemis II astronauts brace for fiery return to Earth

The Artemis II crew, flying in their Orion capsule since launching from Florida last week, are due to splash down off the Southern California coast on Friday.

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The NASA Artemis II crew, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, embrace inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home following a flyby of the far side of the Moon on April 7, 2026.
NASA ASTRONAUT and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon April 2, 2026.

Japanese corporation floats plan to build massive 'lunar ring'

In its most expansive form, the project could generate up to 13,000 terawatts of energy per hour, a level that would far exceed current global electricity needs if realized at scale.

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NASA ASTRONAUT and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon April 2, 2026.

WATCH: Artemis makes lunar flyby as moon mission breaks record for human distance from earth

The Artemis II crew, flying in their Orion capsule since launching from Florida last week, awoke around 10:50 a.m. for their sixth flight day to a recorded message from late astronaut Jim Lovell.

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NASA's Artemis II mission to fly by the moon, comprising of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, April 1, 2026

NASA’s Artemis II mission takes off with four astronauts for historic lunar journey

The mission, a 10-day journey around the Moon, represents the United States' most significant step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface within this decade.

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SpaceIL and the German Aerospace Center launch new agreement

The mission is expected to launch 2025 and will produce data accessible globally

FEBRUARY 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Sim Dot Space to provide advanced simulation training for Beresheet 2

The laboratory simulates the extreme conditions in space in general and on the moon in particular.

DECEMBER 24, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A simulation screen that simulates the landing process of a Beresheet 2 lander using Sim Dot Space technology

UAE launches rover to moon while eying more investment in space

The Arab world’s first lunar mission is set to explore likely payoffs of further space exploration.

DECEMBER 13, 2022ByOMNIA AL DESOUKIE/ THE MEDIA LINE
A representation of Mars and the Hope Probe is seen at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre ahead of its launch from Tanegashima Island in Japan, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates July 19, 2020.

UAE launches rover to moon while eying more investment in space

The Arab world’s first lunar mission is set to explore likely payoffs of further space exploration.

DECEMBER 13, 2022ByOMNIA AL DESOUKIE/ THE MEDIA LINE
A representation of Mars and the Hope Probe is seen at the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre ahead of its launch from Tanegashima Island in Japan, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates July 19, 2020.

Israel's Zohar manikin tweets from the Moon in NASA's Artemis Mission

Zohar, hijacking the Israel Space Agency Twitter account, exchanged a series of tweets with the NASA Artemis Mission account, Germany's DLR space agency and SpaceIL.

NOVEMBER 28, 2022ByAARON REICH
Zohar, Helge and Commander Moonikin Campos are seen taking a selfie by the Moon in this illustration of NASA's Artemis I Mission.

NASA aims to send astronauts to live, work on moon by 2030

NASA launched its Artemis I mission from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Wednesday, following a series of delays.

NOVEMBER 23, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from launch complex 39-B on the unmanned Artemis1 mission to the moon at Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, November 16, 2022.

NASA's Artemis moon rocket blasts off on debut launch

Dubbed Artemis I, the mission marks the first flight of the SLS rocket and the Orion capsule together, built by Boeing and Lockheed Martin, respectively, under contract with NASA.

NOVEMBER 16, 2022ByREUTERS
NASA's next-generation moon rocket, the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion crew capsule, lifts off from launch complex 39-B on the unmanned Artemis 1 mission to the moon, seen from Sebastian, Florida, US, November 16, 2022.

Israeli scientists harness lunar energy - through sunlight

On Earth, providing 100% of electricity demand 100% of the time solely from renewables, but without energy storage, is regarded as unattainable

OCTOBER 31, 2022ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Photograph of a commercial PV array for space, comprising 3 modules of high-efficiency solar cells, each module being 1.1 m wide, dimensions that are commonplace for space missions. Around 30,000 such modules would suffice to power the expansive envisioned lunar colony.

Burj Khalifa-sized asteroid to narrowly pass Earth on Halloween

The closest it will get to Earth will be on Nov. 1, approximately 2.3 million kilometers away- this is around six times the distance between the Earth and the Moon.

OCTOBER 31, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An asteroid is seen heading towards the planet in this artistic rendition.

Partial solar eclipse to be visible in Israel on Tuesday

The Moon will cover about 41-47% of the Sun for viewers in Israel during the eclipse. The next eclipse in Israel will be in 2027.

OCTOBER 24, 2022ByTZVI JOFFRE
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish rabbi holds up a pair of special glasses as he views the last solar eclipse of the millennium August 11 in front of the Western Wall. August, 1999