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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 »

S.Korea displays F-35 stealth jets seen by the North as a threat

Joyce Lee, Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 11:51 AM

SEOUL - South Korea showcased newly acquired F-35 stealth fighter jets to mark Armed Forces Day on Tuesday as President Moon Jae-in tried to allay concerns that his policy of engagement with North Korea would weaken the South's commitment to defense. Read more »

Elon Musk unveils new Mars rocket prototype, expects missions in months

Joey Roulette, Reuters
Posted at Sep 30 07:43 AM

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has unveiled the latest iteration of his space company's newly assembled Starship, outlining a speedy development timeline for the centerpiece vehicle of SpaceX’s quest to launch humans to the moon and Mars.   Read more »

NASA in megadeal with Lockheed for moon mission

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 24 09:07 AM

WASHINGTON - NASA on Monday earmarked almost $3 billion to Lockheed Martin to build three Orion capsules, to allow US astronauts to return to the moon by 2024. Read more »

McDelivery launches ‘moon’ treats to surprise you one of these nights

McDonald's
Updated as of Sep 24 04:30 PM

The launch of McDelivery Moon Coupons is McDonald’s Philippines’ special treat in celebration of its Second Global Delivery Day. Read more »

India loses communication with spacecraft trying to land on Moon

Bhuvan Bagga and Glenda Kwek, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 07 10:23 AM

BANGALORE, India - India lost communication with its unmanned spacecraft Saturday just before it was due to land on the Moon, in a blow to the country's lunar ambitions as the world takes renewed interest in Earth's satellite. Read more »

UN rights investigator on Myanmar lambasts Suu Kyi

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 03 06:28 PM

Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi has washed her hands of the Rohingya crisis, a UN rights investigator said Tuesday ahead of a meeting between South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and the tarnished democracy icon.   Read more »

So popular it's peddled in the black market, HK's bestselling mooncake is now in Manila

Bam V. Abellon
Updated as of Aug 29 11:18 AM

Brought to our shores by the same group that introduced us to the deadly spicy instant noodles, Hong Kong MX mooncake made its way to Manila by way of a mother-in-law’s pasalubong. Easily sold out during the mid-autumn festival, opportunistic fellows would sell it underground for thrice its price and get away with it. Read more »

My 50 cents

Noel B. Lazaro
Posted at Aug 28 12:31 PM

If you were born the year Neil Armstrong walked on the moon and Gloria Diaz donned the Miss Universe crown, it’s equally gratifying and terrifying to get to this golden installment. Read more »

Ms. Marvel, She-Hulk, Moon Knight coming to Disney+

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 24 10:26 AM

Marvel's House of Ideas is bringing the big guns to Disney+, the new streaming service from The Walt Disney Company. Read more »

India's Moon probe enters lunar orbit

Agence France Presse
Posted at Aug 20 05:57 PM

India's Chandrayaan 2 spacecraft entered lunar orbit on Tuesday, executing one of the trickiest maneuvers on its historic mission to the Moon. Read more »

NASA chief announces Alabama facility as moon spacecraft headquarters

Joey Roulette, Reuters
Posted at Aug 17 11:05 AM

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine on Friday said Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama will anchor the US space agency's program to build a spacecraft to put astronauts back on the moon by 2024, a boon for the state and a disappointment for Texas. Read more »

Over the moon: Nike sneakers sell for record $437,500

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 25 12:08 AM

The sale smashed the previous record of $190,373 spent in 2017 on a pair of signed Converse worn by Michael Jordan in the 1984 Olympic basketball final. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 23, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 11:29 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

India joins space race

Arun Sankar, AFP
Updated as of Jul 23 02:47 PM

India's efforts to put a craft on the surface of the Moon, only the fourth country after the United States, Russia and China, is part of its plan to become a leading space power.  Read more »

PANOORIN: Duterte nakikanta sa orchestra matapos ang SONA

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 22 09:01 PM

Naki-jamming si Pangulong Duterte sa Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra matapos ang kaniyang SONA. Read more »

One giant leap: 50 years ago, humanity's first steps on the Moon

Sébastien Vuagnat with Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 21 01:17 PM

In the US, its 50th anniversary has revived public enthusiasm for crewed space flight, as NASA charts out new missions to the Moon and on to Mars. Read more »

SLIDESHOW: 50 years after, Buzz Aldrin, second man on moon, recalls 'magnificent desolation'

Text by Steve Gorman, Reuters, Photos from NASA
Posted at Jul 19 08:41 AM

Fifty years after their history-making voyage to the moon, Buzz Aldrin recalls the first moments of the Apollo 11 launch being so smooth that he and his two crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Mike Collins, were unsure precisely when they left the ground. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 17, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 19 12:12 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

50 years after Apollo 11

Joshua Roberts, Reuters
Posted at Jul 18 11:54 AM

People look at an image of the Saturn V rocket, which launched the Apollo 11 astronauts into space, as it is projected onto the side of the Washington Monument in Washington, U.S. on Wednesday. Read more »