Ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Prof. Avi Loeb defiantly holds out hope that humanity will encounter other forms of life in the universe

Firefly Aerospace, Inc signs intellectual agreement with Israel Aerospace Industries to build for-profit, rapid and affordable lunar missions based on the Israeli effort

Israeli team concludes first phase of probe into Beresheet's crash landing, says it hopes second mission can be completed within 2 years

After crash on lunar surface, billionaire Morris Kahn announces new project on-air, says mission team will meet Sunday to start work on successor to Israel's first moon lander

Technical problems started several miles above landing spot when spacecraft loses main engine and smashes into lunar surface at over 300 mph

While the Israeli spacecraft didn't land on the moon, it did remind us to look beyond the borders of our own small worlds and let our imaginations soar

Beresheet spacecraft expected at Terminal 3 between flights from Istanbul and Madrid, website jokes

If Beresheet successfully lands on Thursday night, Israel will become just the 4th country to land a spacecraft on the moon

With last successful maneuver, Israel gears up to become 4th country to land on the moon on Thursday