NASA

White House directs NASA to establish a time standard for the moon

On Tuesday, the White House directed NASA to establish a unified time standard for the moon and other celestial bodies.

By REUTERS
02/04/2024

The stars align: Israeli researchers track a supernova in real time

Weizmann scientists chronicle the earliest stages of a supernova.

31/03/2024

A star is dead: Scientists watch supernova in real time

Scientists at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science got lucky and managed to spot a star in a nearby galaxy go supernova, able to make a portrait of the star's last days.

27/03/2024
A super moon is pictured at the beginning of a total lunar eclipse above Rafah in southern Gaza Stri

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.

24/03/2024

Asteroid the size of 89 wolverines to pass Earth on Monday, March 25 - NASA

Asteroid 2021 CF6 will pass the Earth on March 25 in time for the Shushan Purim holiday. It's the size of 89 wolverines – the animal, not the superhero or the University of Michigan team (go blue!)

24/03/2024

Asteroid the size of 543 McDonald's French fries to pass Earth Friday - NASA

Asteroid 2024 FK1 is set to pass the Earth soon. The Jerusalem Post social media manager Noemi Szakács has asked me to measure it in French fries, so here it is.

20/03/2024
  John Cena asteroid illustration

Asteroid the size of 16.5 John Cenas to pass Earth on Friday, March 15 - NASA

Asteroid 2024 EK3, around the size of three and a half adult female American bison (aka buffalo), and 2020 FU, the size of 16.5 John Cenas will pass Earth on the day Julius Caesar was killed.

13/03/2024

Scientists witness the 'winds' dispersing the gas of planetary formation - study

The discovery sheds light on the age-old mysteries of how planets are formed, and in particular how much time young worlds have to consume gas before it drifts away.

06/03/2024

Odysseus moon lander likely has 10 to 20 hours of battery life left, company says

If losses hold, it would wipe most of Intuitive Machines's gains from last week after the first US touchdown on the lunar surface in more than half a century and a first by the private sector.

By REUTERS
27/02/2024

Researchers find 'excessively' large red supermassive black hole in early universe - study

A large and red supermassive black hole was found in a distant galaxy during the early years of the universe is excessively big for its galaxy, raising more questions about early galaxy formation.

26/02/2024
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