Israeli scientists determine correct length of Saturn’s day
New research at Tel Aviv University established that the 6th planet takes 7 minutes less than what scientists previously determined to complete a full turn on its axis. BY Ynet Israeli scientists...
View ArticleIsraeli Gamma Ray Protective Vest to Serve U.S. Astronauts
Israeli company teams up with Lockheed Martin to begin joint R&D to evaluate the viability of its gamma radiation defense shields for deep-space exploration. By Arutz Sheva Staff An Israeli...
View ArticleMoonwalker Buzz Aldrin speaks at Astronautical Congress in Jerusalem
Famed astronaut Dr. Buzz Aldrin, was honored speaker at the 66th Int’l Astronautical Congress, where over 2,000 people from 58 nations met in Israel. By Yaron Druckman The second man to walk on...
View ArticleAstronaut Jeff Williams ‘fascinated’ by view of Israel from Int’l Space Station
Just before Passover, NASA astronaut on the Int’l Space Station uploads on his social media accounts a breathtaking photo of North Africa and the Middle East. By Shoshana Miskin Days before...
View ArticleJapanese philanthropist dedicates $3 million planetarium in Netanya
Japanese businessman, Rikoho Madarame, 79, who said, “I have a special place in my heart for the Jews,” funded $2 million of the $3 million to the Madarame Planetarium and Meditation Center in...
View Article‘Made in Israel’ Anti-Radiation Vest to be Tested by NASA In Deep Space
NASA plans to use Israeli firm’s StemRad’s upper-body vest, that protects vital organs, bone marrow & tissues that are especially sensitive to radiation, in future manned missions to space. By...
View ArticleIsrael Space Agency, NASA sign deal for moon-bound mission
The cooperation agreement allows Israel’s nonprofit SpaceIL’s lunar mission access to NASA tools and services, while NASA will have access to the scientific data returned from the magnetometer...
View ArticleNASA Chief: Israel’s private SpaceIL lunar mission ‘Inspired the World’
Only 7 countries reached the moon, and only 3 were able to make a soft landing: the USSR, the US & in 2013, China… usually by the way, not on its first attempt. — Astronaut Buzz Aldrin: “Your hard...
View ArticleNASA to deploy Israeli made solar-power generator on Int’l Space Station
Israel’s miniaturized solar-power generator becomes ‘one giant leap’ for private commercial space missions. By AARON REICH A new prototype miniaturized solar-power generator developed in Israel will...
View ArticleAmerican Astronaut sends photo of Israel along with blessings from space
NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir, whose father was brought up in Tel Aviv and fought in Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, tweets amazing photo from the Intl. Space Station, accompanied with insightful...
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