NASA

First time: The Blue Ghost lander successfully lands on the moon

Firefly, an American company, made a soft landing on the moon, becoming the second private company to do so. In collaboration with NASA, it’s a key step for future moon and Mars missions.

NASA's Lucy spacecraft captures first images of asteroid Donaldjohanson

Flyby of Donaldjohanson will test Lucy's navigation before mission to Jupiter Trojans.

Asteroid 2024 YR4's impact risk increases to 3.1%, highest ever recorded

NASA's CNEOS ranks the threat level of asteroid 2024 YR4 at 3 out of 10 on the Torino Scale, indicating a '1% or greater chance of collision capable of localized destruction.'

 An artist's concept shows the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy

NASA's Webb telescope observes violence around Milky Way's central black hole

While the events observed around Sgr A* are dramatic, this black hole is not as active as some at the center of other galaxies.

By REUTERS
18/02/2025

‘Consider again that dot’: How NASA's Voyager and Carl Sagan showed us Earth like never before

On February 14, 1990, Voyager 1 took the iconic 'Pale Blue Dot' photo of Earth from 3.7 billion miles away.

Curiosity rover captures rare iridescent noctilucent clouds on mars

The clouds, composed of carbon dioxide ice crystals, glow in shades of red, green, and pearlescent hues in the martian twilight.

Israeli co Odysight.ai set for Nasdaq IPO

Odysight.ai is currently traded on Wall Street's over-the-counter market with a market cap of $111 million.

By SHIRI HABIB-VALDHORN/GLOBES/TNS
06/02/2025

NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption on Io

The eruption released energy six times greater than all Earth's power plants combined, exceeding 80,000 trillion watts.

The space race is back in 2025

Recent years have seen a significant rise in private investments in space, with institutional investors and family offices recognizing the economic and scientific potential of space technologies.

By ROY NAOR
01/02/2025

This week in Jewish history: Israel's first astronaut, invention of cardioverter-defibrillator

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

By STEVEN DRUCKER
31/01/2025
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