June 1, 2017
3:49 am

A ballistic missile is seen in what Iran says is an underground base, in an undisclosed location in the country. The base is said to be buried 500 meters below ground. (Screen capture PressTV)

Iran cancels project for sending human into space

High costs of up to $20 billion said to curb Tehran’s hopes for manned flight by 2018

By AP

May 31, 2017
9:09 pm

This image made available by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory on Wednesday, May 31, 2017 depicts NASA's Solar Probe Plus spacecraft approaching the sun. (Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory via AP)

NASA spacecraft will aim straight for the sun next year

Scorching flight will send probe into sun’s atmosphere, coming closer than any spacecraft in history to its scorching heat and radiation, to reveal how stars are made

By Agencies

May 23, 2017
5:39 pm

In this NASA provided frame from video, NASA astronaut Jack Fischer works to install antennas at the International Space Station while astronaut Peggy Whitson, not pictured, works on repairs Tuesday, May 23, 2017. (NASA via AP)

Spacewalking astronauts tackle urgent ISS repairs

NASA scrambles to replace busted relay box vital for solar panels, radiators and robotic equipment

By Marcia Dunn

December 27, 2016
10:06 am

The planet Mars, as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2003 (NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team / STScI/AURA)

China plans to land probes on Mars, dark side of moon

Beijing says it aims to use space for peaceful purposes, guarantee national security, conduct scientific research

By LOUISE WATT

April 12, 2016
11:31 pm

Russian Jewish billionaire investor Yuri Milner and famed cosmologist Stephen Hawking host a press conference to announce Breakthrough Starshot, a new space exploration initiative, at One World Observatory on April 12, 2016 in New York City. (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize Foundation/AFP)

Billionaire, famed cosmologist unveil plan to reach Alpha Centauri

Light-propelled ‘nanocraft’ riding laser sails at one-fifth the speed of light may be humanity’s first interstellar messengers

By AFP

April 8, 2016
8:01 pm

Sam the cuddly toy dog flies high in the sky after taking off from Morecambe, England Tuesday April 5, 2016 attached to a special camera and a helium balloon. Sending the toy dog into the sky was part of a science project by Morecambe Bay Community Primary School which joined forces with a local hotel . The toy dog reached an altitude of 12 miles above the earth's surface. (Morecambe Bay Community Primary School and English Lakes Hotels Resorts & Venues via AP)

Stuffed dog Sam soars to the stars, disappears

High-altitude helium balloon takes cuddly toy higher than any has risen before. Then it bursts…

By AP

January 7, 2016
7:43 pm

Israel to squeeze measurement tech into JUICE Jupiter mission

The JUpiter ICy satellite Explorer will carry a key piece of Israeli technology, which may unlock some important secrets

By David Shamah

August 28, 2015
6:55 pm

The HI-SEAS habitat in Hawaii, which will be home to Gifford and five other crew members for the next year. (Courtesy HI-SEAS)

Meet the Jewish woman getting ready to live on Mars

Sheyna Gifford — doctor, science journalist, astrophysics researcher and space enthusiast — ‘launches’ today in a NASA-funded geodesic dome on a 365-day simulated mission to the red planet

By Patricia Corrigan

July 15, 2015
5:14 am

In this photo provided by NASA, New Horizons Principal Investigator Alan Stern of Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), Boulder, Colo., left, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Director Ralph Semmel, center, and New Horizons Co-Investigator Will Grundy of the Lowell Observatory hold a print of a US stamp with their suggested update since the New Horizons spacecraft made its closest approach to Pluto, at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md. on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. (Bill Ingalls/NASA via AP)

Pluto up close: Spacecraft achieves flyby, then calls home

Hailed by NASA as ‘hallmark in human history,’ US becomes first nation to probe all nine planets

By Marcia Dunn

January 6, 2015
7:51 pm

A SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft ready for launch (Photo credit: Courtesy SpaceX)

SpaceX rocket launch delay resonates in Israel

The next iteration of the Amos satellite is set to be launched this year – on a rocket that has recently been held back twice from launching

By David Shamah

December 26, 2014
1:45 pm

One of the posters entered in the ISU poster contest. (photo credit: Courtesy)

Wanted: Poster design for top space program

In scientific circles, the arrival of the International Space University in Israel is a big deal, and its hosts want to celebrate the right way

By David Shamah

November 12, 2014
6:40 pm

View of the Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet (Photo credit: ESA)

Historic landing on ill-smelling comet may help discover how planets formed

For 25 years, scientists have dreamed of probing Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s fiery celestial body – and Tel Aviv researchers are playing an important role

By David Shamah

October 31, 2014
10:54 pm

This image from video by KABC TV Los Angeles shows wreckage of what is believed to be SpaceShipTwo in Southern California's Mojave Desert on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. A Virgin Galactic space tourism rocket exploded after taking off on a test flight, a witness said Friday. (photo credit: AP Photo/KABC TV)

Richard Branson’s spacecraft for tourists explodes on test flight

One pilot killed, another seriously injured as Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo disintegrates, crashes in California desert

By brian melley and Justin Pritchard

October 29, 2014
2:11 am

An unmanned rocket owned by Orbital Sciences Corporation explodes seconds after launch Tuesday night, October 28, 2014 (Photo credit: Youtube screen capture)

Unmanned NASA rocket bound for ISS explodes on liftoff

Commercially operated craft carrying supplies for astronauts crashes in giant fireball seconds after launch; no casualties

By AFP

October 2, 2014
4:32 pm

(L to R) Professor Isaac Ben-Israel, head of the Israel Space Agency; Minister of Science Yaakov Peri; NASA Chairman Charles F. Bolden (Photo credit: Ben Kattan)

World beats path to Israel’s door for better space tech

Satellites, communications, and more — Israeli technology for extra-terrestrial exploration is a hit at international event

By David Shamah

Topic: space travel

Iran cancels project for sending human into space

High costs of up to $20 billion said to curb Tehran’s hopes for manned flight by 2018

NASA spacecraft will aim straight for the sun next year

Scorching flight will send probe into sun’s atmosphere, coming closer than any spacecraft in history to its scorching heat and radiation, to reveal how stars are made

Spacewalking astronauts tackle urgent ISS repairs

NASA scrambles to replace busted relay box vital for solar panels, radiators and robotic equipment

China plans to land probes on Mars, dark side of moon

Beijing says it aims to use space for peaceful purposes, guarantee national security, conduct scientific research

Billionaire, famed cosmologist unveil plan to reach Alpha Centauri

Light-propelled ‘nanocraft’ riding laser sails at one-fifth the speed of light may be humanity’s first interstellar messengers

Stuffed dog Sam soars to the stars, disappears

High-altitude helium balloon takes cuddly toy higher than any has risen before. Then it bursts…

Israel to squeeze measurement tech into JUICE Jupiter mission

The JUpiter ICy satellite Explorer will carry a key piece of Israeli technology, which may unlock some important secrets

Meet the Jewish woman getting ready to live on Mars

Sheyna Gifford — doctor, science journalist, astrophysics researcher and space enthusiast — ‘launches’ today in a NASA-funded geodesic dome on a 365-day simulated mission to the red planet

Pluto up close: Spacecraft achieves flyby, then calls home

Hailed by NASA as ‘hallmark in human history,’ US becomes first nation to probe all nine planets

SpaceX rocket launch delay resonates in Israel

The next iteration of the Amos satellite is set to be launched this year – on a rocket that has recently been held back twice from launching

Wanted: Poster design for top space program

In scientific circles, the arrival of the International Space University in Israel is a big deal, and its hosts want to celebrate the right way

Historic landing on ill-smelling comet may help discover how planets formed

For 25 years, scientists have dreamed of probing Churyumov-Gerasimenko’s fiery celestial body – and Tel Aviv researchers are playing an important role

Richard Branson’s spacecraft for tourists explodes on test flight

One pilot killed, another seriously injured as Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo disintegrates, crashes in California desert

Unmanned NASA rocket bound for ISS explodes on liftoff

Commercially operated craft carrying supplies for astronauts crashes in giant fireball seconds after launch; no casualties

World beats path to Israel’s door for better space tech

Satellites, communications, and more — Israeli technology for extra-terrestrial exploration is a hit at international event

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