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Illustrative: An artist’s impression of an exoplanet orbiting its star (M. KORNMESSER/ESA/Hubble/AFP)
July 18, 2026, 6:21 pm
Life-friendly world? In first, atmosphere found on Earth-like planet in habitable zone
The rocky planet LHS 1140b, located 48 light-years away, may have liquid water on its surface; it opens a new window into the search for habitable worlds outside our Solar System
By ToI Staff
In this image provided by NASA, The Artemis II crew captured this view of an Earthset on April 6, 2026, as they flew around the Moon. (NASA via AP)
April 7, 2026, 7:13 pm
Artemis II crew takes historic photo of Earth setting behind moon
NASA’s newest moon mission channels Apollo 8’s iconic ‘Earthrise’ picture from 1968; White House calls it ‘Humanity, from the other side’
By AFP
This image provided by NASA Monday, April 6, 2026, shows the Moon as seen from the Orion Spacecraft (NASA via AP)
April 7, 2026, 12:44 pm
Weizmann Institute helps map Moon’s shadowy sources of ice
As Artemis II loops around Earth’s satellite and NASA prioritizes ice sampling for a lunar water supply, Israeli and US scientists are examining poles’ ancient ice traps
By Sue Surkes
The moon, as seen in the window of the Orion spacecraft, at the end of day 5 of the journey to the moon, on April 6, 2026. (Artemis II crew, via NASA via AP)
April 6, 2026, 11:37 pm
Artemis II astronauts reach farther from Earth than any humans in history
While looping around the moon, the four astronauts aboard the Orion capsule surpass Apollo 13’s record, journeying over 250,000 miles away from home
By Marcia Dunn
NASA's Artermis II moon rocket sits on Launch Pad 39-B at the Kennedy Space Center hours ahead of a planned launch attempt, April 1, 2026, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (AP/Chris O'Meara)
April 1, 2026, 10:46 pm
Artemis II ready for launch as NASA set to make 1st trip around moon in over 50 years
With the rocket fueled and the crew prepped for takeoff, NASA’s ambitious moon mission looks to take 3 Americans and 1 Canadian further from Earth than any humans have ever been
By AFP
Screen capture from video of former US president Barack Obama during an interview with commentator Brian Tyler Cohen published February 14, 2026. (X)
February 16, 2026, 3:20 pm
Shutting down buzz, Obama says no evidence aliens have made contact
Former US president clarifies he wasn’t saying he knows aliens exist during jocular interview, only that they likely do, but probably have not visited Earth
By AP
Juno hovering above Jupiter’s south pole. (Visualization/Courtesy/NASA)
February 2, 2026, 3:55 pm
Deflated: Israeli scientists find Jupiter, though huge, is smaller than previously thought
Using data from NASA’s Juno spacecraft, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers make most precise measurement to date, say the gas giant is thinner and flatter than believed
By Diana Bletter
Jared Isaacman (L), NASA administrator nominee, testifies during a Senate Commerce Committee nomination hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 3, 2025. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
December 18, 2025, 4:03 pm
Jewish billionaire Jared Isaacman confirmed to lead NASA race to the Moon
Trump nominee, who has flown twice in space, has vowed to ensure success of Artemis lunar program to beat ‘our great rival’ China
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Prof. Avi Loeb appears on the Joe Rogan Experience, October 28, 2025. (YouTube screenshot)
November 9, 2025, 3:34 am
Astronomer Avi Loeb warns world not to ignore new comet’s potential alien threat
Israel-born Harvard scientist, no stranger to controversy, has asked Kim Kardashian to join his research team after the celeb got some answers about 3I/ATLAS from a recalcitrant NASA head
By Rich Tenorio
Weizmann Institute of Israel scientists, from left to right: Prof. Avishay Gal-Yam, Dr. Ofer Yaron, and Dr. Steve Schulze of Northwestern University. (Courtesy)
August 20, 2025, 11:22 pm
Team led by Israeli and American scientists discovers silicon and sulfur at supernova core
Weizmann Institute of Science and Northwestern University researchers say analysis of inner depths of star SN2021yfj confirms the theory that stars have heavier elements
By Diana Bletter
This handout picture taken and released by the Russian space agency Roscosmos on July 25, 2025, shows a rocket booster with a number of satellites, one belonging to Iran, blasting off in far eastern Russia. (Russian Space Agency Roscosmos/AFP)
July 25, 2025, 2:50 pm
Russia launches Iranian communications satellite into orbit
Rocket booster carrying Iranian satellite successfully lifts off into space; launch highlights warm ties between the two countries months after signing partnership pact
By AP
An Israeli analog astronaut in a simulated spacesuit exits the Mars habitat in the Ramon Crater in the Negev on October 31, 2021. (Amy Spiro)
January 30, 2025, 5:48 pm
After US pledges a Mars landing, Israeli deep space venture hitches wagon to Trump’s star
Creation-Space launches accelerator to invest in young startups tailoring tech solutions toward a sustainable human presence on the Red Planet and improving life on Earth
By Sharon Wrobel
NASA's new moon rocket lifts off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, November 16, 2022. This launch is the first flight test of the Artemis program. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)
October 17, 2024, 8:24 pm
From Negev to Mars: Inhayle wins startup program to shoot for NASA-led space mission
Israeli developer of air and surface disinfection tech wins grant from space accelerator program that helps place it in the Artemis program to land astronauts on the moon and Mars
By Sharon Wrobel
Starship's Super Heavy Booster is grappled at the launch pad in Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on October 13, 2024, during the Starship Flight 5 test. (SERGIO FLORES / AFP)
October 13, 2024, 6:42 pm
In milestone achievement, SpaceX ‘catches’ megarocket booster after test flight
Elon Musk hails success as ‘science fiction without the fiction part,’ after firm’s years of chasing rapid reusability; NASA seeks to use altered Starship for manned Moon landing
By Agencies
SpaceX's mega-rocket Starship cuts through clouds and haze on its third test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, March 14, 2024. (Eric Gay/AP)
March 14, 2024, 9:17 pm
SpaceX nearly completes test flight of mega rocket, loses spacecraft near end
Company says contact lost with Starship as it neared Indian Ocean after taking off from Texas, but scientists satisfied with progress
By Marcia Dunn
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