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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 »

Largest asteroid in a century to whiz by Sept 1

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 31 08:46 AM

The largest asteroid in more than a century will whiz safely past Earth on September 1 at a safe but unusually close distance of about 4.4 million miles (7 million kilometers), NASA said. Read more »

US spacecraft readies for fiery plunge into Saturn after 13-year mission

Ian Simpson, Reuters
Posted at Aug 30 07:41 AM

The US space agency's Cassini spacecraft will end its 13-year mission to Saturn in mid-September by transmitting data until the final moment before it plunges into the ringed planet's atmosphere, officials said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Total solar eclipse has Americans in awe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 07:23 PM

Millions of Americans were in awe while watching a rare celestial spectacle as the moon completely blocked the sun. Read more »

LOOK: Total solar eclipse seen in U.S.

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 22 03:18 AM

Emotional sky-gazers on the U.S. West Coast cheered and applauded Monday as the Sun briefly vanished behind the Moon -- a rare total solar eclipse that will stretch across North America for the first time in nearly a century. Read more »

Millions pour into path of 'Great American Eclipse'

Kerry Sheridan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 07:30 AM

On Monday, when a total solar eclipse sweeps across the United States for the first time in 99 years, people gathering here, will be the last on the continent to experience it. Read more »

Of demons and dragons - the history of solar eclipses

Mariette Le Roux, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 20 04:00 PM

PARIS - A dragon eating the Sun. Make that a giant toad. A demon. No, a vampire! Read more »

The best time to witness Perseids meteor this August

Melissa Rosales
Posted at Aug 09 04:16 PM

At least 50 or more meteors will be observed during the peak hours, state weather bureau PAGASA said. Read more »