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Shavuot 2026: The festival's Jewish mission to elevate the world

Judaism calls on people not to flee the physical world, but to elevate it through Torah and mitzvot.

Judaism seeks to bridge the divide between spiritual and physical.
TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, is shown in this conceptual illustration obtained by Reuters on March 28, 2018.

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

 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


Astronauts share “viral” common dream when sleeping in orbit, Russian cosmonaut reveals

Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, 43, had been in orbit from March 2, 2023, to September 4, 2023—almost 186 days—as part of the crew of the SpaceX Crew-6 mission and the expedition ISS-68/ISS-69.

 What is he dreaming about. Astronaut Scott D. Altman.

Scientists present strongest evidence yet for ninth solar system planet

In 2016, scientists Michael Brown and Konstantin Batygin suggested that an unseen Planet Nine could explain the unusual orbits of some Kuiper Belt objects, sparking interest in its possible existence

 Jupiter and Io.

Virginia Tech study reveals evidence of Earth's 'Plumeworld Ocean' era after last Ice Age

The findings suggest vast rivers of glacial meltwater rushed into the sea, pooling over dense salty ocean water.

 Steam rising up off river.

Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev suggests some Apollo moon landing footage was filmed on earth

In Russia, skepticism about the Moon landings is strong; a 2020 poll found that 49% of Russians still doubt US astronauts landed on the Moon.

 Apollo 11 first moon landing by Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, 1969 in magazine.

Father-daughter duo decipher message coming from Mars

The European Space Agency's project "A Sign in Space" revealed that citizen scientists could be vital in deciphering signals from extraterrestrials.

 Mars.

NASA backs Hawking's prediction of earth's end, urges urgent climate action

Experts warn that humanity may need to leave earth by 2600 due to climate change and resource depletion.

 The Webb Telescope's 'Golden Spider'. Image by James Webb Space Telescope is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Water collapses famous 190 million years old ‘Toilet Bowl’ rock formation in Glen Canyon, Utah

The Glen Canyon Double Arch, aged 190 million years, collapsed in August due to natural erosion and changing water levels.

 The Double Arch area (center of  photo) on August 9th, 2024, after collapse

The historical timeline of ancient ocean oxygenation: a look into Earth's past

Ancient ocean oxygenation timeline –a key to understand the planet’s history – is revealed by Hebrew University earth scientists.

 Paleozoic sedimentary rock

New research suggests a new explanation for sand ripples on Mars and Earth

New theory bridges Mars and Earth: BGU-Aarhus study reveals groundbreaking theory on sand ripples shared by Mars and Earth.

 Dunes and Ripples in Olympia Undae on Mars

Earth used as test subject for mission to study exoplanets for life - study

Researchers in Switzerland used NASA to study Earth as if they were 30 light years away as a test for the LIFE mission to study exoplanets.

An asteroid is seen orbiting around Earth in this artistic rendering.