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Trump taps Jewish astronaut and businessman to lead NASA

US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Jared Isaacman, a businessman, pilot, and astronaut who has commanded two space missions, to serve as administrator of NASA.

NASA:

Earth to get new moon - starting next week

A new "mini-moon", asteroid PT5 2024, will soon orbit earth for two months.

New planet discovered, may support human life

NASA has announced the discovery of a new planet outside our solar system that is capable of supporting human life.

Every country except America can land on the moon

Back then we picked the best and the brightest who had the “right stuff”. Now the right stuff consists of checking DEI boxes. Opinion.

State Department:

NASA scientist’s Israel trip not blocked over judicial reform

State Department denies canceling physicist's appearance at Israel Physical Society’s annual conference in Israel.

NASA to launch Israel's first space telescope

Mission will be premier astrophysics space observatory of the Israel Space Agency, will revolutionize research on the universe.

Orion space capsule returns to Earth

The main goal of the mission was to test Orion's heat shield for when it is humans and not test mannequins riding inside.

NASA’s Orion capsule breaks distance farthest from Earth record

Capsule flies past Apollo 13's distance record for a spacecraft designed to carry humans.

International Space Station:

Last minute maneuver avoids collision with Russian space junk

ISS forced to use five minute “pre-determined debris avoidance maneuver” thruster burn to move out of the path of oncoming satellite debris.

NASA launches UFO study

Study will examine previous unclassified UFO observations to lay groundwork for future research.

James Webb telescope offers novel look at deep space clouds

Telescope offers extraordinary images of dense hydrogen clouds and nearby region of forming stars.

Watch: Spacecraft slams into asteroid, veers it off course

NASA and the world community are actively preparing for the possibility of an asteroid hitting Earth.

NASA delays launch of Artemis 1 moon mission

Liftoff scrubbed after leak detected during fueling and possible crack found.

NASA reveals 13 potential lunar regions for next moon landing

NASA announces 13 regions near Moon's south pole as potential landing sites for sending astronauts back to the lunar surface.

Buzz Aldrin’s moon jacket sells for $2.8 million

Jacket worn during Apollo 11 mission by second astronaut to walk on the moon sells to anonymous bidder.

Watch: NASA's new telescope reveals 'birth of the universe'

Renowned theoretical physicist calls the new Webb telescope a 'real time machine'.

Watch: NASA image dates back 'almost to the beginning of time'

NASA releases first image from its new telescope providing a glimpse of the universe about 13.7 billion years ago.

NASA unveils 'deepest ever' view of cosmos

NASA unveils first image from its James Webb Space Telescope, showing stars and galaxies as they appeared 13 billion years ago.

Watch: Human trash found on Mars

Scientists are puzzled over a piece of equipment from the landing craft which recently arrived on the 'Red Planet'.

Are astronomers ready for a potentially hazardous asteroid?

Weizmann Institute scientist part of the team in NASA planetary defense exercise.

NASA to create AI-built hypersonic missiles as Russia deterrent

NASA is reportedly working on hypersonic missiles so complex that it is building an AI to fabricate them.

American astronaut to get ride back to Earth in Russian capsule

An American astronaut will get a ride back to Earth in a Russian capsule, despite worry that the Russians might have left him stranded.

Ukraine war could signal end of International Space Station

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put the future of the International Space Station in jeopardy.

Jewish space engineer makes Aliyah

Watch: Delta Airlines crew says farewell to NASA veteran Gerald Wittenstein who is making Aliyah with his wife.

Jewish rocket scientist Morris Rosenthal dies at 97

Pioneering American scientist worked on some of the most important aerospace projects of the second half of the 20th century.

NASA launches James Webb Space Telescope

James Webb Space Telescope is hailed by NASA as the premiere space science observatory of the next decade.

Watch: NASA's Parker Solar Probe touches the sun

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe becomes the first spacecraft to "touch the sun".

NASA spacecraft will test smash an asteroid to 'save the planet'

Experiment will test whether knocking asteroid off trajectory could one day be used to prevent a space rock from crashing into the Earth.

Weizmann Institute of Science measures Jupiter's Great Red Spot

Iconic giant spot on Jupiter, a massive planetary storm, measured for the first time using data collected by NASA's Juno probe.

Arson? NASA satellite reveals origins of Jerusalem forest fire

Fire broke out in three separate places, four kilometers apart. Findings strengthen assumption that the fire was a result of arson.

NASA to test autonomous helicopter on Mars

Attempting to make outer space history, US space agency will attempt first powered, controlled aircraft flight over another planet.

Trump’s tax records – the latest craze

Anybody notice that a few days ago NASA landed a rover on Mars? What counts today is that they've got their hands on Trump's taxes. Op-ed.

Live: See Mars like never before

NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover sends back pictures from the red planet.

NASA’s Perseverance rover lands on Mars

NASA rover lands on Mars with the goal of bringing back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on the red planet.

Get to know the NASA SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts

Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Soichi Noguchi and Dr. Shannon Walker are the 4 astronauts on the first mission on a privately owned spacecraft

Watch: Four astronauts headed to space aboard SpaceX rocket

SpaceX launches four astronauts to International Space Station, in NASA’s first mission involving a privately owned spacecraft.

Molecular water detected on the sunlit Moon

According to a new research, water on the moon is more common than scientists thought

Watch: NASA spacecraft captures sample from asteroid

NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft reaches out its robotic arm to collect a sample from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu.

Watch: NASA tests rocket booster

NASA tests new space launch system booster - on the ground.

SpaceX capsule makes successful return flight with NASA crew

First commercially-built space capsule makes successful return flight, with splashdown landing in the Gulf of Mexico.

Live: SpaceX - NASA Launch

Watch live coverage as Elon Musk’s SpaceX and NASA make a second attempt at liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon capsule.

Astronaut sees Tel Aviv from space and sends blessings

Astronaut Jessica Meir, whose Jewish father fought in the 1948 War of Independence, tweets Israel photo from space and sends her blessing

Presidential video call with all-women Spacewalk Crew

Watch: US President Donald Trump participated in a Video Call with the First All-Women Spacewalk Crew

Jewish-Swedish astronaut embarks on space walk

Jewish-Swedish NASA astronaut participates in first all-female space walk.

NASA to open space station for commercial businesses

Want to go to space? NASA may enable 2 private, commercial missions each year.

NASA releases first image of Beresheet crash site

Image shows dark spot about 10 meters wide said to be where Israeli spacecraft crashed onto moon's surface last month.

Israeli-Swedish astronaut preparing for first space flight

NASA's Jessica Meir to co-pilot spaceflight this September, on flight alongside first astronaut from United Arab Emirates.

Did NASA experiment survive 'Beresheet' lunar crash?

NASA device attached to top of Israeli spacecraft may have survived failed lunar landing, researchers believe.

NASA head congratulates Israel

NASA Administrator after Beresheet fails to land on the moon: I have no doubt that Israel and SpaceIL will continue to explore.

Are Saturn's rings disappearing?

NASA says Saturn's iconic rings are disappearing.

NASA Engineer targets porch pirates with glitter bombs

NASA engineer Mark Rober, noted for concocting elaborate homemade gadgets, decided to do something about thieves stealing packages.

Soon: Israeli spacecraft to land on the moon

Israeli space agency partners with NASA to launch Israeli-made craft to the moon in the coming months.

NASA signs deal with Israel Space Agency for lunar mission

NASA, SpaceIL, sign agreement for mission allowing Israel to become fourth country to land on moon.

Liquid sand hot tub - fluidized air bed

Sukkot's already arrived - but heat's still here. Want to freshen up without getting wet? Try liquid sand as a substitute!

Will NASA's probe reach the sun?

NASA sends probe on a seven-year journey towards the sun.

NASA could send another Israeli astronaut into space, says chief

New NASA chief visits Jerusalem, says agency could send another Israeli into space, 15 years after Ilan Ramon died on space shuttle mission.

Fourth-grader applies for NASA position

9-year-old applies to be 'planetary protection officer,' NASA replies that they 'hope to see' student as an employee when he grows up.

NASA to launch mission to Sun in 2018

NASA renames mission to Sun after living scientist, explains mission will explore Sun's atmosphere and its effects on Earth's power grid.

US spacecraft to dive into Saturn's rings in 'grand finale'

12 years of Saturn research come to an end as scientists wait for the last few questions to be answered.

Israeli high schoolers build satellite sent to space by NASA

A group of Israeli high schoolers built a nanosatellite and sent it to space to study the atmosphere as part of an international project.