The moon

Trump welcomes NASA Artemis II astronauts to Oval Office after Moon mission

“I don’t know how they do it. I wouldn’t want to do it, but it takes people like this to make our country great,” Trump stated in reference to the Artemis II crew.

Artemis II astronauts, NASA Commander Reid Wiseman, NASA Pilot Victor Glover, NASA Mission Specialist Christina Koch and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, flank U.S. President Donald Trump as he speaks in the Oval Office, Washington, DC, US, April 29, 2026.
A handout image taken by the Artemis II crew captures craters dotting the surface of the Moon, revealing its rugged, ancient surface, photographed by the NASA Artemis II crew from the Orion spacecraft during the lunar flyby mission, April 6, 2026.

From Caesarea to the Moon: Inside Israel’s bid to revolutionize space launches

A handout image taken by the Artemis II crew captures craters dotting the surface of the Moon, revealing its rugged, ancient surface, photographed by the NASA Artemis II crew from the Orion spacecraft during the lunar flyby mission, April 6, 2026.

Jordan joins Artemis Accords, int'l principles for exploring Moon, Mars, space, NASA says

‘Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad with her, all who love her.’

Shabbat Rosh Hodesh: At the threshold of renewal


SpaceX set to launch billionaire's private crew on breakthrough spacewalk mission

A SpaceX crew prepares for a risky mission, aiming for the first private spacewalk during a five-day Polaris Dawn mission.

 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on the IM-1 mission with the Nova-C moon lander built and owned by Intuitive Machines from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, February 15, 2024.

Chinese scientists use lunar soil to produce water, state media reports

NASA head Bill Nelson has repeatedly raised the alarm about the rapid advances in China's space programme and the possibility of Beijing dominating the most resource-rich locations on the moon.

 The moon

'A king will die, a nation will fall': Dark omens revealed from 4,000-year-old Babylonian tablets

Lunar eclipses in particular were seen as dark omens, such as the death of the king.

 Cuneiform tablets are displayed during an exhibition at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, February 3, 2015.

2024 total solar eclipse: A remarkable alignment of celestial bodies - opinion

Donning our glasses, hundreds of strangers gazed skyward together and watched the moon gradually take a bite out of the sun.

 THE CLUCHEY FAMILY views the 'path of totality' in Millinocket, Maine on Monday, April 8, 2024.

Total solar eclipse: What is it, where is it, and why is it dangerous to look at it? - explainer

Total solar eclipses are rare, not often occurring in the same place for a very long time. What makes it special? Why can't we look directly at it? Here's what you should know.

Solar Eclipse 2017 Captured from Union, Missouri

Scientists find way to spot alien life in tiny ice grains from moons

While the discovery of life on Mars has been tantalizing for decades, some of the most feasible options for inhabited bodies in space are the icy moons of the solar system's gas giants.

A super moon is pictured at the beginning of a total lunar eclipse above Rafah in southern Gaza Strip, on September 28, 2015.

Purim Shpiel: Chabad expands reach to the Moon

Purim Shpiel: The following is a satirical article from The Jerusalem Post's annual parodic Purim page, The Jerusalem Roast. Enjoy!

 ONE GIANT leap for Yiddishkeit: Rabbi Marsdechai Lunawitz is seen at the Chabad of the Moon. Rosh Chodesh celebrations to be held never.

US achieves first moon landing in half century with private spacecraft

The proliferation of commercial space ventures has itself been driven by leaps in technology in recent decades.

 The Nova-C lunar lander designed by aerospace company Intuitive Machines is displayed at the company's headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S., October 3, 2023.

Private US moon lander launched half century after last Apollo lunar mission

If successful, the flight would represent the first controlled descent to the lunar surface by a US spacecraft since the final Apollo crewed moon mission in 1972, and the first by a private company.

The Nova-C lunar lander designed by aerospace company Intuitive Machines is displayed at the company's headquarters in Houston, Texas, U.S., October 3, 2023.

Japan says SLIM spacecraft's 'pinpoint' moon landing is success

Japan aims to send an astronaut the moon in the next few years.

 Journalists look at a screen showing an image taken by LEV-2 on the moon, at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)’s press conference on the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM)’s moon landing mission, in Tokyo, Japan January 25, 2024.