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.

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'

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

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


Purim Shpiel: Chabad expands reach to the Moon

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

 ONE GIANT leap for Yiddishkeit: Rabbi Marsdechai Lunawitz is seen at the Chabad of the Moon. Rosh Chodesh celebrations to be held never.

US achieves first moon landing in half century with private spacecraft

The proliferation of commercial space ventures has itself been driven by leaps in technology in recent decades.

 The Nova-C lunar lander designed by aerospace company Intuitive Machines is displayed at the company's headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S., October 3, 2023.

Private US moon lander launched half century after last Apollo lunar mission

If successful, the flight would represent the first controlled descent to the lunar surface by a US spacecraft since the final Apollo crewed moon mission in 1972, and the first by a private company.

The Nova-C lunar lander designed by aerospace company Intuitive Machines is displayed at the company's headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S., October 3, 2023.

Japan says SLIM spacecraft's 'pinpoint' moon landing is success

Japan aims to send an astronaut the moon in the next few years.

 Journalists look at a screen showing an image taken by LEV-2 on the moon, at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)’s press conference on the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)’s moon landing mission, in Tokyo, Japan January 25, 2024.

Parashat Bo: The light of renewal

Jewish history has known periods of great darkness, but these were always followed by a renewal of the light.

 ‘LUNAR CONSIDERATIONS,’ 90x120 cm. acrylic and iridescent gold with coffee grounds, 2024.

SpaceX Starship launch fails minutes after reaching space

Engineers were prepared for the necessity of several tests for the vehicle which could be used for US' return to the moon.

 NASA's SpaceX Crew-6 mission, that includes NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen and Woody Hoburg, the United Arab Emirates' Sultan Al-Neyadi and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, launches to the International Space Station from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, March 2, 2023.

Rock collected by Apollo 17 astronaut in 1972 reveals moon's age

The moon is about 40 million years older than previously thought

 The blue moon as seen in the sky, August 30, 2023

The Lafair saga Dr. Jerry and Shoshana celebrate a blue-moon anniversary

Their glorious 61 years together has blessed them with seeing the fourth generation. May they be awarded many more years in good health together.

 A supermoon hangs in the night sky.

What drives the mysterious force behind moon's frozen water?

Recent study attempts to shed light on moon's ice formation, but leaves scientists with more questions than answers.


Japan's 'moon sniper' to test precision landing - and Tokyo's space ambitions

The mission is meant to demonstrate Japan's ability to put a lightweight, low-cost craft on the moon within 100 meters of a designated landing site using an advanced visual navigation system.

 The blue moon as seen in the sky, August 30, 2023