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NASA renames faraway ice world after Nazi-link backlash

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 13 07:45 AM

Ultima Thule, the farthest cosmic body ever visited by a spacecraft, has been renamed Arrokoth, or "sky" in the Native American Powhatan language, following a backlash over the previous name's Nazi connotations. Read more »

Celestial fireworks: Meteor shower to light up midnight skies

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 12:29 PM

The Orionids, considered one of the most beautiful meteor showers, will peak on Monday and Tuesday night, astronomers said. Read more »

Scientists discover oldest galaxy cluster

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 27 09:50 PM

Astronomers have discovered a 13-billion-year-old galaxy cluster that is the earliest ever observed, according to a paper released Friday, a finding that may hold clues about how the universe developed.   Read more »

Water discovered for first time in atmosphere of habitable exoplanet

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 07:08 AM

Water has been discovered for the first time in the atmosphere of an exoplanet with Earth-like temperatures that could support life as we know it, scientists revealed Wednesday.  Read more »

New planet discovered in orbit of young Milky Way star

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 05:58 AM

PARIS, France—A second planet has been discovered circling Beta Pictoris, a fledgling star in our own galaxy offering astronomers a rare glimpse of a planetary system in the making, according to a study published Monday.  Read more »

Lunar eclipse marks Moon landing's 50th anniversary

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 07:39 AM

Fifty years to the day since mankind launched the first mission to set foot on it, the Moon is set to treat Earthlings to a partial lunar eclipse on Tuesday.   Read more »

Solar eclipse plunges Chile into darkness

Reuters
Posted at Jul 03 05:55 AM

SANTIAGO, Chile—Hundreds of thousands of tourists scattered across the north Chilean desert on Tuesday to experience a rare, and irresistible combination for astronomy buffs: a total eclipse of the sun viewed from beneath the world's clearest skies. Read more »

Scientists conclude cigar-shaped interstellar object not an alien spaceship

Reuters
Posted at Jul 02 05:39 AM

WASHINGTON, United States—After investigating the nature of a mysterious and apparently cigar-shaped object called 'Oumuamua spotted in 2017 speeding through our solar system, astronomers remain uncertain over how to classify it, but are confident it is not an alien spaceship.   Read more »

Stargazers hope looking up at the heavens opens new world for Pinoys

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 14 07:32 AM

A recent stargazing event in Taguig organized by EU representatives aims to make more Filipinos aware and interested to learn astronomy. Read more »

Mga Pinoy hinihikayat na mas maging interesado sa astronomiya

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 02:12 AM

Hinikayat ng European Union (EU) at mga astronomy groups ang mga Pilipino na maging mas interesado sa agham sa likod ng mga bituin, planeta, at iba pang makikita sa kalangitan. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 10, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 12:23 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Looking for Jupiter

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 11:16 PM

As Jupiter comes the closest to Earth than at any other time of the year, astronomy enthusiasts take a picture of the view from a telescope during the “One Starry Night” event at SM Aura in Taguig on Monday. Read more »

April's (not really) ‘Pink Moon’ rises on Good Friday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 08:34 PM

While it doesn't appear pink, the moon reached peak fullness at 7:12 p.m. according to state meteorological bureau PAGASA. Read more »

Unang larawan ng black hole: Ano ang kahalagahan nito?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 01:16 AM

Nagbunyi ang mga scientist at astronomer sa maraming lugar sa mundo dahil sa makasaysayang unang larawan ng black hole. Read more »

Experts detect 'mysterious volley of radio waves' outside galaxy

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 10 09:02 PM

What corner of the universe these powerful waves come from and the forces that produced them remain unknown.  Read more »

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 »