Ariel
Ariel is a planned space telescope and the fourth medium-class mission of the European Space Agency's Cosmic Vision programme.
Ariel is a planned space telescope and the fourth medium-class mission of the European Space Agency's Cosmic Vision programme. The mission is aimed at observing at least 1,000 known exoplanets using the transit method, studying and characterising the planets' chemical composition and thermal structures. Compared to the James Webb Space Telescope, Ariel will be a much smaller telescope with more observing time available for planet characterisation. Ariel was expected to be launched in 2029 aboard an Arianespace Ariane 6 together with the Comet Interceptor into the Sun-Earth Lagrange point L2. However as of January 2026, it is likely to be delayed until 2031.
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Worth seeing in and around Ariel
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Ariel University
Ariel University, previously a public college known as the Ariel University Center of Samaria, is an Israeli university located in the urban Israeli settlement of Ariel in the West Bank. The college was founded in 1982 as a regional branch of Bar-Ilan University and was originally located in the settlement of Kedumim, After moving to a larger campus in Ariel, it became the largest Israeli public college.
2.2 km · Israeli University in Ariel, Israel · Wikipedia - 02Khirbat ash-Shajara
Khirbat ash-Shajara is an archaeological site in Samaria, West Bank. It is situated between the Palestinian city of Salfit and the Israeli settlement and city of Ariel.
1.2 km · archaeological site · Wikipedia
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Getting to Ariel
- Airports
- Ben Gurion (TLV), 30 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 78 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 87 km
- Eilat → Ariel284 km · quickest by road, 6h 10m · ₪120–160
- Amman → Ariel74 km · quickest by road, 2h 58m · JD5–6
- El Arish → Ariel171 km · quickest by road, 5h 3m · E£395–530
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Ariel
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ariel. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundHitchhiking (Tremp) Ariel is long and narrow (it follows the crest of a long mountain ridge), so it could be a long walk from one part to another.
- Go nextHitch a ride, or take Palestinian licence-plated taxi, from Ariel Junction to Nablus.
From Wikivoyage: Ariel, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2025-08.
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Next door to Ariel
Ariel is 36 km from East Jerusalem, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Salfitcity in West Bank, State of Palestine2.7 km
- Jamma'inmunicipality in Nablus3.1 km
- Iskakavillage council in Salfit Governorate3.8 km
- Timnath-heresancient city in modern Palestine3 km
- Kifl Harisvillage council in Salfit Governorate2.9 km
- Qira, SalfitPalestinian town in Salfit Governorate2.1 km