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August 25, 2012
11:44 pm

Reflecting on his experience as he emerged from the craft into the daylight on the Expedition 24 mission's second spacewalk, astronaut Doug Wheelock said "the colors of the Earth just explode at you as you exit toward the planet. Notice what looks like scorch marks on the hatch thermal cover, the effect of vacuum and atomic oxygen on the threads and thread sealant used on the thermal cover. The 'smell' of space follows suit, I’ve heard it described like burnt cake or cookies, or like the smell of an extinguished match." (photo credit: NASA/Flash90)

Key dates in history of space exploration

On October 4th, 1957, the first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, was launched by Soviet Union; 12 years later, Armstrong’s Apollo landed on the moon

By AP

August 25, 2012
11:38 pm

This July 20, 1969 file photo provided by NASA shows Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. "Buzz" Aldrin, the first men to land on the moon, plant the U.S. flag on the lunar surface. (photo credit: AP Photo/NASA)

Neil Armstrong, first man on moon, 82

Astronaut visited Israel in 2007, told young space hopefuls in Haifa that space travel proved ‘the human species, all of us, is not forever chained to the planet Earth’

August 25, 2012
9:58 pm

At least 79 dead in reported ‘execution-style’ killings near Damascus

Daraya death toll rises to 149 since government troops entered area on Thursday; shelling reported in Aleppo, Idlib

By Times of Israel staff and AP

August 24, 2012
10:17 pm

Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ali Asghar Soltanieh, awaits the start of an IAEA board of governors meeting in Vienna, Austria last June. (photo credit: AP/Ronald Zak)

IAEA, Iranian delegation fail to reach deal at Vienna talks

No further sessions scheduled; diplomats say Iran has shrouded a building believed to have been used for secret work on nuclear weapons

By AP and Times of Israel staff

August 24, 2012
7:30 pm

New York City police approach the lifeless body of Jeffrey Johnson lying on a sidewalk near the Empire State Building in New York following a shooting on Friday, August 24. (photo credit: AP/Guillermo Ratzlaff)

Empire State Building shooter was disgruntled ex-worker at Jewish-owned firm

Jeffrey Johnson, 53, laid off by Hazan Import Corp. last year, kills former co-worker Steven Ercolino, injures nine others, before being killed by police

By AP and Times of Israel staff

August 24, 2012
5:27 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (photo credit: AP/Gali Tbbon, Pool)

Netanyahu points to ‘more proof’ that Iran is making progress toward nuclear weapons

Prime minister cites New York Times report warning nuclear inspectors will soon announce that Iran has installed ‘hundreds of new centrifuges in recent months’

By Times of Israel staff and AP

August 24, 2012
4:10 pm

Suha Arafat in 2004 (photo credit: Sharon Perry/Flash90)

Suha Arafat agrees to have husband’s remains tested for poisoning

Time is ‘of the essence’ as polonium traceability diminishes, says Swiss radiology lab

By AP and Times of Israel staff

August 24, 2012
9:36 am

Satellite imagery from June 7, 2012, which the ISIS claims shows 'considerable vehicle and earth moving activity near the building at the Parchin complex that the IAEA suspects was used in high explosive tests related to nuclear weapons development.' (photo credit: ISIS)

Slim hopes and new fears as atomic officials parley with Iran

IAEA officials are looking for access to the Parchin nuclear site; Iranian negotiator says he hopes talks will bring progress

By AP and Times of Israel staff

August 23, 2012
9:59 am

A Free Syria Army fighter waves from the top of a destroyed army tank in Syria, Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (photo credit: AP)

Syrian general among large number of defectors to Jordan, rebels say

More people flee Syria late Wednesday as fighting rages on

By Times of Israel staff and AP

August 21, 2012
10:31 pm

An anti-aircraft gun guarding the uranium enrichment facility at Natanz in Iran in 2007. (photo credit: AP/Hasan Sarbakhshian, File)

Iran begins construction of $300 million anti-aircraft missile base

New facility near the city of Abadeh will host 7 battalions, says senior commander

By Ron Friedman and AP

August 21, 2012
8:35 pm

Syrian President Bashar Assad performs Eid prayers in the Hamad Mosque in Damascus, August 19 (photo credit: AP Photo/SANA)

Syrian minister says regime willing to discuss Assad resignation

Qadri Jamil rejects president’s departure as precondition for talks, but says ‘any problems can be discussed during negotiations’; Russia said to have offered Assad family refuge

By Ron Friedman and AP

August 19, 2012
12:38 pm

ZeekRewards.com was shut down on suspicion of running a world-wide Ponzi scheme (photo credit: screen capture ZeekRewards.com)

Internet Ponzi scheme snares 20,000 Israelis

ZeekRewards.com shut down by the US Securities and Exchange Commission; reportedly raised $600 million before being exposed

By AP and Gabe Fisher

August 17, 2012
6:54 pm

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah speaks through a video link on the occasion of Jerusalem Day in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, August, 2010 (photo credit: AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Hezbollah leader threatens to transform Israelis’ lives into hell

In Quds Day speech, Nasrallah says a few missiles fired at key Israeli targets could cause tens of thousands of fatalities

By AP and Times of Israel staff

August 16, 2012
2:59 pm

Computer generated image of the suspected driver involved in the Burgas bombing (photo credit: Bulgarian Interior Ministry)

Photo of second man involved in Burgas bombing released

Computer-generated image of suspected driver created by Bulgarian authorities

By AP and Times of Israel staff

August 15, 2012
9:07 pm

Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (photo credit: CC-BY-SA DragonFire1024/Wikipedia)

‘Israeli defense officials: Iran won’t hit back at US targets if Israel attacks’

Israel’s assessment is that Tehran fears drawing the US into conflict but would hit back ‘with all means’ at Israel, Channel 10 reports

By Ron Friedman and AP

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: AP

Key dates in history of space exploration

On October 4th, 1957, the first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, was launched by Soviet Union; 12 years later, Armstrong’s Apollo landed on the moon

Neil Armstrong, first man on moon, 82

Astronaut visited Israel in 2007, told young space hopefuls in Haifa that space travel proved ‘the human species, all of us, is not forever chained to the planet Earth’

At least 79 dead in reported ‘execution-style’ killings near Damascus

Daraya death toll rises to 149 since government troops entered area on Thursday; shelling reported in Aleppo, Idlib

IAEA, Iranian delegation fail to reach deal at Vienna talks

No further sessions scheduled; diplomats say Iran has shrouded a building believed to have been used for secret work on nuclear weapons

Empire State Building shooter was disgruntled ex-worker at Jewish-owned firm

Jeffrey Johnson, 53, laid off by Hazan Import Corp. last year, kills former co-worker Steven Ercolino, injures nine others, before being killed by police

Netanyahu points to ‘more proof’ that Iran is making progress toward nuclear weapons

Prime minister cites New York Times report warning nuclear inspectors will soon announce that Iran has installed ‘hundreds of new centrifuges in recent months’

Suha Arafat agrees to have husband’s remains tested for poisoning

Time is ‘of the essence’ as polonium traceability diminishes, says Swiss radiology lab

Slim hopes and new fears as atomic officials parley with Iran

IAEA officials are looking for access to the Parchin nuclear site; Iranian negotiator says he hopes talks will bring progress

Syrian general among large number of defectors to Jordan, rebels say

More people flee Syria late Wednesday as fighting rages on

Iran begins construction of $300 million anti-aircraft missile base

New facility near the city of Abadeh will host 7 battalions, says senior commander

Syrian minister says regime willing to discuss Assad resignation

Qadri Jamil rejects president’s departure as precondition for talks, but says ‘any problems can be discussed during negotiations’; Russia said to have offered Assad family refuge

Internet Ponzi scheme snares 20,000 Israelis

ZeekRewards.com shut down by the US Securities and Exchange Commission; reportedly raised $600 million before being exposed

Hezbollah leader threatens to transform Israelis’ lives into hell

In Quds Day speech, Nasrallah says a few missiles fired at key Israeli targets could cause tens of thousands of fatalities

Photo of second man involved in Burgas bombing released

Computer-generated image of suspected driver created by Bulgarian authorities

‘Israeli defense officials: Iran won’t hit back at US targets if Israel attacks’

Israel’s assessment is that Tehran fears drawing the US into conflict but would hit back ‘with all means’ at Israel, Channel 10 reports

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