The moon

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

After 10 days in space, Artemis II astronauts are set for a splashdown in the Pacific, marking humanity’s return to the Moon's vicinity for the first time since Apollo.

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

The Artemis II crew, flying in their Orion capsule since launching from Florida last week, are due to splash down off the Southern California coast on Friday.

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NASA ASTRONAUT and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon April 2, 2026.

Japanese corporation floats plan to build massive 'lunar ring'

In its most expansive form, the project could generate up to 13,000 terawatts of energy per hour, a level that would far exceed current global electricity needs if realized at scale.

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NASA ASTRONAUT and Artemis II mission specialist Christina Koch peers out of one of the Orion spacecraft's main cabin windows, looking back at Earth, as the crew travels towards the Moon April 2, 2026.

WATCH: Artemis makes lunar flyby as moon mission breaks record for human distance from earth

The Artemis II crew, flying in their Orion capsule since launching from Florida last week, awoke around 10:50 a.m. for their sixth flight day to a recorded message from late astronaut Jim Lovell.

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Israeli Beresheet 2 Moon mission in jeopardy after losing biggest donors

The withdrawal of donations is not related to SpaceIL or the Beresheet 2 mission to the Moon. However, the organization needs to find new sources of cash to maintain momentum.

MAY 15, 2023ByAARON REICH
Israeli scientists inspect Beresheet in Yehud

What's inside the moon? - study

The researchers of the study combined geophysical and geodesic constraints from the Monte Carlo exploration with heat and energy simulations for different internal structures inside the Moon.

MAY 14, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A moon is seen during a lunar eclipse, in Shanghai, China November 8, 2022.

Scientists find a way to extract oxygen from Moon soil - NASA

An experiment by scientists at NASA’s Johnson Space Center successfully extracted oxygen from simulated lunar soil.

APRIL 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A moon is seen during a lunar eclipse, in Shanghai, China November 8, 2022.

Rare hybrid annular-total solar eclipse coming Thursday

The 2023 eclipse season is set to being on April 20th, starting with the rare hybrid solar eclipse.

APRIL 16, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Annular solar eclipse.

Suicides rise significantly during week of full Moon, according to US study

The word “lunatic” comes from the Latin luna – which means “moon.”

APRIL 9, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A super moon is pictured at the beginning of a total lunar eclipse above Rafah in southern Gaza Strip, on September 28, 2015.

Fly me to the Moon: NASA unveils crew of Artemis II lunar flyby mission

The Artemis II mission will also see NASA send the first woman and person of color on a trip out of low Earth orbit as it heads towards the Moon for a lunar flyby.

APRIL 3, 2023ByAARON REICH
The Artemis II crew in an Orion simulator at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Glass beads on Moon's surface may contain water - study

Scientists found water inside glass beads formed during impact events.

MARCH 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view of the "super Moon" is seen from Veracruz, Mexico, May 5, 2012.

Asteroid the size of 22 tuna fish to fly closer to Earth than the Moon - NASA

Asteroid 2023 DZ2 is set to fly very close to the Earth on Saturday and was initially feared to be on a collision course for Earth in 2026.

MARCH 24, 2023ByAARON REICH
An asteroid is seen heading toward Earth in this illustrative image

NASA mission to Saturn aims to understand the chemistry of life

The Dragonfly mission will start its three year voyage to Titan, Saturn's titanic moon, in the year 2027.

MARCH 20, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
NASA's planned Dragonfly rotorcraft lander approaches a site to explore on Saturn's moon

Rolls-Royce to build nuclear reactor for the Moon with UK funding

The Rolls-Royce micro-nuclear reactor is seen as a promising method of providing a power source for a long-term human presence on the Moon.

MARCH 19, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The Moon, as seen from a distance of 500km