The moon

NASA on the brink of history: Rocket on its way to the moon – final preparations underway

NASA approaches the next phase of its deep space return program. Artemis 2 will be the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972 and will serve as a critical test for new technologies.

Spacecraft transfer with rocket to the Moon to the launch pad.
An AI generated illustrative image of a nuclear power plant on the surface of the Moon, with the Earth seen in the background.

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on Moon within a decade

 American astronaut in space.

Trump's space order: 2028 Moon landing, lunar outpost by 2030

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 space race is back in 2025 - opinion

Recent years have seen a significant rise in private investments in space, with institutional investors and family offices recognizing the economic and scientific potential of space technologies.

 View from the International Space Station.

Parashat Bo: Beautiful as the moon

The commandment of sanctifying the month is not merely a technical instruction for those who establish the calendar on how and when to determine the new month.

 SUPERMOON RISES over Jerusalem this past November.

World Monuments Fund adds Moon, Apollo 11 sites to 2025 heritage preservation watch list

Specialists fear planned commercial flights could compromise lunar heritage, including Neil Armstrong’s bootprints.

World Monuments Fund adds Moon, Apollo 11 sites to 2025 heritage preservation watch list.

„Tod eines Königs, Fall einer Nation“: 4.000 Jahre alte babylonische Tafeln enthüllen dunkle Omen

Insbesondere Mondfinsternisse galten als dunkle Omen, etwa für den Tod des Königs.

 Keilschrifttafeln werden im Rahmen einer Ausstellung im Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem gezeigt, 3. Februar 2015.

'Kiss and capture': Scientists propose new explanation for Charon, Pluto's largest moon

Unlike Earth, where the Moon orbits the planet, Pluto and Charon orbit each other, forming a binary system that is more similar to the Earth-moon system than any other moon in the solar system.

 Pluto’s Charon.

Prada ventures into space with high-tech suit for 2026 Moon mission

Designed for the first woman and person of color to walk on the Moon, the suit combines advanced technology with luxury fashion expertise.

 Prada ventures into space with high-tech suit for 2026 Moon mission.

From Moon to Mercury: Key space missions planned for 2025

2025 promises to be pivotal for space exploration, with major Moon and celestial missions by the U.S., China, Japan, and ESA.

 From Moon to Mercury: Key space missions planned for 2025.

New research suggests the Moon is much older than previously believed

A new study suggests that the Moon is significantly older than previously believed, possibly forming up to 4.51 billion years ago—over 80 million years earlier than prior estimates.

 Significantly older than previously believed. Full moon rising over Istanbul.

The Moon has a Canada-sized crater, and researchers are thrilled by their discovery

New research refutes previous assumptions about the Moon's oldest and largest impact crater, the South Pole-Aitken Basin.

 A crater the size of Canada. The Moon.

So soon? Bidding goodbye to our recently arrived mini moon

The smallish asteroid is expected to come back next year, and then take its leave for 30 more years.

 Saying goodbye to a mini moon.