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Comet from edge of solar system killed the dinosaurs: study

Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 06:52 AM

WASHINGTON - Sixty-six million years ago, a huge celestial object struck off the coast of what is now Mexico, triggering a catastrophic "impact winter" that eventually wiped out three-quarters of life on Earth, including the dinosaurs. Read more »

'Great Conjunction': Earthlings treated to rare alignment of Jupiter and Saturn

Peter Szekely, Reuters
Posted at Dec 22 12:08 PM

The evening sky over the Northern Hemisphere treated stargazers to a once-in-a-lifetime illusion on Monday as the solar system's 2 biggest planets appeared to meet in a celestial alignment that astronomers call the "Great Conjunction." Read more »

Great conjunction ng Jupiter, Saturn nasilayan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 21 08:08 PM

Nasilayan ang tinatawag na great conjunction o mistulang paglapit sa isa't isa ng mga planetang Jupiter at Saturn.    Read more »

PAGASA: Closest alignment of Jupiter, Saturn visible on Dec. 21

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 06:01 PM

PAGASA’s astronomical publication unit chief Jose Mendoza IV said the best time to witness the astronomical event would be after sunset.    Read more »

Jupiter and Saturn head for closest visible alignment in 800 years

Michael Levenson, The New York Times
Posted at Dec 12 05:34 PM

For months, Saturn and Jupiter have appeared to be courting, as the giant celestial bodies have gradually drawn nearer in the night sky.   Read more »

PLDT says 'spare cable systems, additional capacity' to keep connectivity during maintenance works

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 24 03:48 PM

PLDT Inc said Thursday measures are in place to ensure continued connectivity during the scheduled emergency repair of the Asia-America Gateway (AAG) submarine cable system. Read more »

Life on Venus? Astronomers see a signal in Its clouds

Shannon Stirone, Kenneth Chang and Dennis Overbye, New York Times
Updated as of Sep 15 11:29 AM

High in the toxic atmosphere of the planet Venus, astronomers on Earth have discovered signs of what might be life. Read more »

Dwarf planet Ceres is an ocean world: study

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 11 06:55 AM

The dwarf planet Ceres -- long believed to be a barren space rock -- is an ocean world with reservoirs of seawater beneath its surface, the results of a major exploration mission showed Monday.   Read more »

Surviving core of ill-fated Jupiter-like planet spotted near distant star

Will Dunham, Reuters
Posted at Jul 02 05:19 AM

A rocky planet 39 times as massive as Earth has been spotted orbiting a distant star at breakneck speed, with astronomers concluding it may be the surviving core of a planet once perhaps larger than Jupiter that was stripped of its gaseous atmosphere.   Read more »

Subsurface ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa deemed potentially 'habitable'

Will Dunham, Reuters
Posted at Jun 25 06:40 AM

Scientists have figured out how the subsurface ocean on Jupiter's moon Europa may have formed and determined that this vast expanse of water may have been able to support microbial life in the past.   Read more »

When the moon and planets align

Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 10:28 PM

The picture shows a thin waxing crescent moon lining up with the planets Jupiter in the middle and Venus looking shinier and bigger in appearance from the Earth.  Read more »

Saturn is the solar system's 'moon king,' with 20 more spotted

Will Dunham, Reuters
Posted at Oct 10 07:49 AM

WASHINGTON - Saturn is now being recognized as the "moon king" of our solar system, with astronomers spotting 20 more of them orbiting the giant ringed planet, bringing its total count to 82 - three more than Jupiter. 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 »

Jupiter's beauty

Kevin M. Gill/NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS via Reuters
Updated as of Jul 18 06:54 PM

NASA's Juno spacecraft captures Jupiter's southern hemisphere, as the spacecraft performed its 13th close flyby of Jupiter on May 23, 2018, as seen in this photo released in July 2018.  Read more »