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Astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows on Thursday, April 2, 2026. (NASA/AP)
April 6, 2026, 10:20 am
Artemis II approaches historic lunar loop for first Moon flyby since 1972
NASA crew enters the Moon’s gravitational influence as team expected to break the record for the farthest distance from Earth
By Maggy DONALDSON
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
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
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
Team at Earth & Beyond Ventures launches fund to invest in Israel space tech firms. (Courtesy)
February 9, 2023, 6:33 pm
Earth & Beyond launches new $125 million fund to invest in Israeli space tech
Israeli fund eyes investments in early-stage startups in areas of semiconductors, robotics, sensors, smart farms, quantum computing, solar power and cybersecurity
By Sharon Wrobel
The Orion spacecraft for the Artemis I mission splashes down in the Pacific Ocean after a 25.5 day mission to the moon, December 11, 2022. (NASA via AP)
December 11, 2022, 11:01 pm
NASA’s Orion returns from lunar flyby, 50 years to the day since last moon landing
Spacecraft splashes down off coast of California, paving the way for live astronauts on the next flyby; capsule carries test dummy wearing Israeli radiation tech
By AP and ToI Staff
In this composite image from left: a view of a star-filled sky and astrophotography equipment in Israel. (Yael Ne'emen via the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology); Redefine Meat's plant-based steak (Redefine Meat); and wind turbines (RnDmS via iStock by Getty Images)
September 8, 2022, 12:52 pm
Food, energy, space tech in top 5 of Israel’s new national R&D priorities
Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology to distribute NIS 180 million a year in research grants
By Ricky Ben-David
An illustration of an oxygen depot on the moon by Israeli startup Helios. (Helios)
August 17, 2022, 11:43 am
Israeli space tech startup Helios partners with Eta Space to make oxygen on Moon
Companies will leverage each other’s expertise to develop lunar oxygen production and liquefaction plant
By Ricky Ben-David
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