Tag: Space
Radio emissions from galaxy challenge black hole theories, say Israeli scientists
Israeli scientists said in research published on Monday that they intercepted radio emissions that may challenge the assumptions of how black holes behave.
As part of the research, which was published by the peer-reviewed journal Nature Astronomy, physicist Assaf Horesh of...
Israeli nanosatellite hitches ride on NASA rocket to International Space Station
A nanosatellite from Tel Aviv University will begin its travel to the International Space Station when it is launched from Wallops Island, Va., on a NASA resupply spacecraft on Saturday.
The TAU-SAT1 nanosatellite, which is approximately...
Israel launches second space program to put a lander on the moon
Israel on Wednesday launched its “Beresheet 2” project, the country’s second lunar mission. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted the ceremony, which was joined online by schoolchildren, students and volunteers from six space centers around...
An insider’s look at Israel’s next satellite: A ‘smartphone in space’
Work is on track to develop and build Israel’s next-generation communications satellite, ensuring that Israel will retain its independence in the critical domain of space-based communications, executives from Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), which is...
Tel Aviv University develops, builds and plans to launch small satellite into orbit
The TAU-SAT1 nanosatellite is currently undergoing pre-flight testing at the Japanese space agency JAXA prior to a planned launch by NASA in the first quarter of 2021.
About the size of a shoebox, it was...
UN space agency to establish regional support office at Ben-Gurion University
The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding the creation of a regional support office for UNOOSA’s UN-SPIDER program,...
UAE successfully launches ‘Hope’ mission to Mars
The United Arab Emirates announced the successful launch of its “Hope” mission to Mars on Sunday.
The “Al Amal” (“hope” in Arabic) unmanned probe took off from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan, and has made contact...
New Israeli spy satellite set to provide powerful intelligence edge over adversaries
The “Ofek 16” spy satellite launched from central Israel at 4 a.m. on Monday morning is due to significantly upgrade Israel’s ability to monitor the dangerous activities of its adversaries throughout the Middle East, foremost among...
Israel team aims to reach Neptune’s moon with Trident project
Is there life on Triton, the largest moon circling the planet Neptune? An Israeli project aims to find out. One of its key measurement tools will be a super-accurate clock that loses less than...
Israel, Italy eye joint scientific space venture
A unique space launch will take place at the end of March this year as part of a joint Israeli-Italian microgravity medical experimentation project.
The cooperation between the two countries in space mirrors the strengthening...