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Scientists push back against Harvard 'alien spacecraft' theory

Kerry Sheridan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 07:03 AM

A scientific paper led by 2 researchers at Harvard University made a splash this week by claiming that a cigar-shaped rock zooming through our solar system may have been sent by aliens.  Read more »

Galaxy 'mega-merger' 10 billion years ago forged Milky Way

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 08:14 AM

The Milky Way's signature halo is mostly stellar rubble from a cosmic collision 10 billion years ago with another galaxy a quarter of its size, scientists stunned by their own discovery reported Wednesday.   Read more »

Meteor shower lights up skies over Bosnia

Reuters
Posted at Aug 12 09:25 PM

FOCA, Bosnia - A meteor shower lit up the skies above eastern Bosnia on Saturday night, giving star gazers a rare opportunity to see a display of shooting stars with the naked eye. Read more »

'Blood moon' dazzles skygazers in century's longest eclipse

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 06:32 AM

The longest "blood moon" eclipse this century occurred Friday night (early Saturday morning in the Philippines), coinciding with Mars' closest approach in 15 years to treat skygazers across the globe to a thrilling celestial spectacle. Read more »

World looks to the skies amid 'blood moon' eclipse

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 28 06:33 AM

The longest "blood moon" eclipse this century began on Friday night (early Saturday morning in Manila), coinciding with Mars' closest approach in 15 years to treat skygazers across the globe to a thrilling celestial spectacle. Read more »

At 60, NASA shoots for revival of moon glory days

Kerry Sheridan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 27 05:56 PM

Sixty years ago, spurred by competition with the Soviet Union, the United States created NASA, launching a journey that would take Americans to the moon within a decade. Read more »

Total lunar eclipse in PH July 28; Red planet, 'blood moon' to dazzle skygazers

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 25 12:46 PM

State weather bureau PAGASA said a total lunar eclipse will occur on July 28 and will be visible in the Philippines. The eclipse will begin at around 1:13 a.m. (Philippine time) and will end at 7:30 a.m. Read more »

NASA's new planet-hunter to seek closer, Earth-like worlds

Kerry Sheridan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 16 07:22 AM

NASA is poised to launch a $337 million washing machine-sized spacecraft that aims to vastly expand mankind's search for planets beyond our solar system, particularly closer, Earth-sized ones that might harbor life.  Read more »

Most distant star ever detected sits halfway across the universe

Will Dunham, Reuters
Posted at Apr 03 07:55 AM

Scientists have detected the most distant star ever viewed, a blue behemoth located more than halfway across the universe and named after the ancient Greek mythological figure Icarus. Read more »

Alien life in our Solar System? Study hints at Saturn's moon

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 28 08:00 AM

Humanity may need look no further than our own Solar System in the search for alien life, researchers probing one of Saturn's moons said Tuesday.    Read more »

Second blue moon? Experts debunk presence in photos of another celestial body

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 01 09:17 PM

Faster than people can say "unidentified floating object," local experts threw a total eclipse on some casual observers' theories. Read more »

Once in a blue moon: It was super, then it was blood

Fernando G. Sepe Jr., ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 01 08:33 PM

Watch the different stages before and after the "Super Blue Blood Moon" reached the peak of the lunar eclipse and then turned bright orange in this GIF.  Read more »

'Super moon' camera shootout: Mate 10 Pro, Pixel 2, iPhone X

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 31 11:42 PM

The moon shone extraordinarily bright before turning blood red on Thursday, in a succession of astronomical events not seen in decades. Read more »

LOOK: 'Super blue blood moon' lights up night sky

Rhys Buccat, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 31 11:34 PM

Amid the cold January breeze, people from different regions of the Philippines took some time outside their homes and workstations to witness a rare astrological phenomenon dubbed "super blue blood moon." Read more »

20 best spots to view 'super blue blood moon' in PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 05:41 PM

Space and astronomy buffs are putting their resources together to allow more Filipinos to get a closer look at the "super blue blood moon" that is expected to rise on the evening of January 31. Read more »

Rare 'super blood blue moon' visible on Jan 31

Kerry Sheridan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 28 11:33 AM

A cosmic event not seen in 36 years -- a rare "super blood blue moon" -- may be glimpsed January 31 in parts of western North America, Asia, the Middle East, Russia and Australia. Read more »

Japanese astronaut apologizes for "fake news" of height increase

Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 11:38 AM

Japanese astronaut Norishige Kanai, on a mission to the International Space Station, apologized on Wednesday for saying he had grown 9 cm (3.5 inches) while in space and expressing concern about whether he'd be safe on his return to Earth. Read more »

US, Russian, Japanese crew blasts off for space station

Reuters
Posted at Dec 17 04:01 PM

A trio of US and Japanese astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut blasted off from Kazakhstan on Sunday for a 2-day trip to the International Space Station, a NASA TV broadcast showed. Read more »

Harry Potter in the sky? Bid to inspire young stargazers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 14 08:12 AM

British astronomers have come up with a new set of constellations inspired by modern-day figures such as Harry Potter and Usain Bolt in an attempt to teach children about the layout of the universe. Read more »

Pope asks spacemen life's big questions in ISS live chat

Ella Ide, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 27 12:32 AM

Francis chatted with six astronauts at the International Space Station, kicking off the rare interview with a philosophical question on "man's place in the universe." Read more »