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Israeli company wins space agency contract for next-generation satellite imaging

Semi-Conductor Devices' detectors will be integrated into upcoming satellite launches, such as high-definition imaging systems, enabling advanced Earth observation missions.

TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is shown in this conceptual illustration obtained by Reuters on March 28, 2018.
 An illustrative image of an asteroid near the Earth.

NASA tracks colossal asteroid on a close approach to Earth

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Pilot Victor Glover is pictured here in the Orion spacecraft during the Artemis II lunar flyby April 6, 2026.

Artemis II astronauts return to Earth after historic crewed mission to the Moon

The NASA Artemis II crew, Mission Specialist Christina Koch, Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, Commander Reid Wiseman, and Pilot Victor Glover, embrace inside the Orion spacecraft on their way home following a flyby of the far side of the Moon on April 7, 2026.

Artemis II astronauts brace for fiery return to Earth


Flat Earthers confirm round shape with costly experiment

A researcher's attempt to prove the flat Earth theory backfires, providing evidence to the contrary in a viral experiment.

 View of the Earth from outer space

Speed of Earth's formation increases possibility of alien life - study

The research has important implications for the potential habitability of planets beyond our solar system.

 Could the Earth's rotation really be changing direction?

Pumping groundwater has caused the Earth's rotation to shift - study

The distribution of water on the planet affects how mass is distributed. Like adding a tiny bit of weight to a spinning top, the Earth spins a little differently as water is moved around.

 The Earth is seen rotating in space (Illustrative).

Ancient rocks reveal late flourishing of Eukaryotic life - study

These findings suggest a significant ecological turning point, known as the "Tonian transformation," that shaped Earth's history.

 A cell is seen undergoing mitosis. Eukaryotic life is defined by being complex and multicellular (Illustrative).

Earth Poetica: Israeli plastic art exhibit highlights environmental risks

Beverly Barkat’s work installed at WTC on 50th anniversary of World Environment Day.

 Earth Poetica.

NASA spacecraft documents how Jupiter's lightning resembles Earth's

Lightning is the most powerful naturally occurring electrical source on Earth.

 This artist's concept of lightning distribution in Jupiter's northern hemisphere incorporates a JunoCam image from the NASA spacecraft Juno with artistic embellishments. Data from NASA's Juno mission indicates that most of the lightning activity on Jupiter is near its poles.

Jewish, Black climate activist fights for 'intersectional climate justice'

Sharona Shnayder, 23, becomes one of National Geographic Society's 15 Young Explorers

Sharona Shnayder at a beach cleanup day in Tel Aviv in 2023

How did Earth get its water? Exoplanet research raises new theories

Israeli-born scientist says study is the first step in determining whether there is life on planets beyond our solar system.

Satellite view of Israel and the Middle East

How can we defend Earth against asteroids? This scientist has an idea

The traditional approach to this hypothetical scenario is to deflect the orbit of the incoming threat, but a scientist recently proposed an innovative approach.

 An asteroid is seen heading toward Earth in this illustrative image

Study explains how primordial life survived on 'Snowball Earth'

"Compared to the most recent Ice Age, glacier coverage was much more extensive and, more importantly, much of the ocean was frozen," Xiao said.

Planet Earth globe