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Israeli co Odysight.ai set for Nasdaq IPO

Odysight.ai is currently traded on Wall Street's over-the-counter market with a market cap of $111 million.

By SHIRI HABIB-VALDHORN/GLOBES/TNS
06/02/2025

NASA's Juno spacecraft detects most intense volcanic eruption on Io

The eruption released energy six times greater than all Earth's power plants combined, exceeding 80,000 trillion watts.

The space race is back in 2025

Recent years have seen a significant rise in private investments in space, with institutional investors and family offices recognizing the economic and scientific potential of space technologies.

By ROY NAOR
01/02/2025

This week in Jewish history: Israel's first astronaut, invention of cardioverter-defibrillator

A highly abridged weekly version of Dust & Stars.

By STEVEN DRUCKER
31/01/2025

Asteroid 2024 YR4 rises to the top of NASA's risk chart

The next close approach of asteroid 2024 YR4 is projected for December 22, 2032, when it may pose a potential danger, with an estimated 1.2% chance of impact.

NASA's Bennu samples contain life's building blocks, including amino acids and DNA/RNA nucleobases

Samples contain all five nucleobases of DNA and RNA, supporting theory that asteroids may have seeded Earth with life's essential ingredients.

Trump tasks SpaceX with rescuing 'stranded' NASA astronauts

President Donald Trump has called on Elon Musk to rescue two NASA astronauts stuck on the International Space Station, with the pair blaming the Biden administration for leaving them 'stranded.'

110 million people come together: World's largest human gathering captured from space

NASA astronaut Don Pettit shared a view of the Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 from the vantage point of the International Space Station.

Elon Musk's Falcon 9 rocket launches two private moon landers

Simultaneous launches signal growing private interest in lunar exploration, traditionally dominated by governments.

Anthropologists push for cataloging Martian debris as valuable artifacts

Justin Holcomb and colleagues argue that Mars' remnants, like crashed landers and rover tracks, are valuable heritage, not "space trash."

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