space

Beresheet takes a selfie minutes before touching down on the moon

Italy to collaborate with SpaceIL on Beresheet 2 moonshot

The Beresheet 2 mission will perform two landings on the moon and scientific experiments on and around the moon.

By GALI WEINREB/GLOBES/TNS
28/01/2025

German engineer sets record, living 121 days in an undersea capsule off Panama's coast

Rüdiger Koch lived in a 30-square-meter capsule 11 meters deep, lacking shower facilities and monitored 24/7 to verify his feat.

Mapping 2 billion stars: How Gaia transformed our view of the Milky Way

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia spacecraft concluded its sky-scanning mission after mapping the Milky Way for more than 10 years.

Ancient wave ripples in Mars indicate the presence of an ancient lake with up to 2 meters of water

"The shape of the ripples unequivocally indicates the presence of water in lakes that was subjected to wind influence".

After 10 years and 1,000 orbits, Hubble's mosaic reveals 200 million stars in Andromeda

The result is an impressive panorama, revealing approximately 200 million stars and extending six times the apparent diameter of the full Moon in the night sky.

Webb Telescope reveals intricate structures in Cassiopeia A supernova

A light echo is created when a star explodes or erupts, flashing light into surrounding clumps of dust and causing them to shine in an ever-expanding pattern.

Pakistan launches first indigenous electro-optical satellite EO-1 with China's assistance

Pakistan describes this success as a major step towards self-reliance and technological excellence.

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.

Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rocket launches two private moon landers

Simultaneous launches signal growing private interest in lunar exploration, traditionally dominated by governments.

Planetary parade: Rare alignment of six planets to grace the night sky on January 21

Venus will outshine other planets, appearing brightest in the dusk sky.

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