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Israel's “Ofek 16” reconnaissance satellite is launched from a site in central Israel on July 6, 2020. Credit: Israel Aerospace Industries.

New Israeli spy satellite set to provide powerful intelligence edge over adversaries

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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...
A global color mosaic of Neptune's moon Triton, taken in 1989 by "Voyager 2" during its flyby of the Neptune system. Credit: NASA/JPL/USGS.

Israel team aims to reach Neptune’s moon with Trident project

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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...
The Middle East is seen from 250 miles above in this April 14, 2016 photo from the International Space Station. Countries seen, left to right, along the Mediterranean coast include Egypt, Gaza, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Lebanon, Syria and Turkey. Credit: NASA via Wikimedia Commons.

Israel, Italy eye joint scientific space venture

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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...
Jessica Meir in her official NASA portrait. Credit: Robert Markowitz/NASA.

Jewish astronaut part of first female spacewalking team

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The first-ever female spacewalking team, including a Jewish astronaut, exited the International Space Station on Friday. Swedish-American-Israeli Jessica Meir and Christina Koch are repairing a broken part of the station’s solar-power network. Meir became the fourth...
The SpaceIL lunar space craft.

Israel set to land spacecraft on the moon in early 2019

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Israel will be the fourth nation on the planet to land a spacecraft on the moon, when its SpaceIL touches down on Earth’s only natural satellite on Feb. 13, 2019. The other countries to have...

Israel and France cooperate in space to meet UN development goals

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The Israeli-French Venus satellite is up in space, working around the clock to help scientists better monitor and understand climate & environmental changes & to meet UN development goals. Watch how: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkvLjeMF1Qk