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'One giant leap': US marks Apollo mission 50 years on

Leila Macor and Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 17 07:35 AM

Fifty years after a mighty rocket set off from Florida carrying the first humans to the Moon, a veteran of the Apollo 11 crew returned to its fabled launch pad Tuesday to commemorate "one giant leap" that became a defining moment in human history.  Read more »

Toyota to develop moon rover

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 17 01:46 AM

Toyota Motor Corp. and Japan's space exploration agency said Tuesday they have signed a three-year agreement to jointly research and develop a rover to be sent to the Moon in 2029. 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 »

India calls off Moon mission launch 56 minutes before blast-off

Arun Sankar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 15 08:44 AM

SRIHARIKOTA - India on Monday dramatically scrapped the launch of a rocket that was aiming to land a probe on the Moon less than one hour before blast-off because of a "technical" problem. Read more »

Hard soil, big jumps and epiphanies: What it's like on the Moon

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 07:10 PM

Here are the impressions of 12 American men who walked on the Moon between 1969 and 1972, which were collected from a series of oral history interviews by NASA during the 1990s and 2000s. Read more »

N. Korea slams South for 'meddling' in US talks

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 27 07:19 PM

Negotiations between Pyongyang and Washington have been stalled since February when a second summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un collapsed in Hanoi as the pair failed to agree on what the North would be willing to give up in exchange for sanctions relief. Read more »

Trump to visit S.Korea as Pompeo raises hope for new N.Korea talks after letter

Hyonhee Shin and Jeff Mason, Reuters
Posted at Jun 24 05:08 PM

Trump is set to arrive in South Korea for a 2-day visit on Saturday, and will meet President Moon Jae-in on Sunday. Read more »

Franco Zeffirelli, director of 'Romeo and Juliet,' dies at 96

Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 12:36 AM

Franco Zeffirelli, who directed the world's greatest opera singers and brought Shakespeare to the cinema-going masses, has died. He was 96. Read more »

Trump criticizes NASA moon mission after promoting it earlier

Joey Roulette, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 08 09:01 AM

US President Donald Trump on Friday criticized NASA for aiming to put astronauts back on the moon by 2024 and urged the space agency to focus instead on "much bigger" initiatives like going to Mars, undercutting his previous support for the lunar initiative. Read more »

Seasonal blue moon rises Sunday

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 06:34 PM

Filipinos may get a glimpse of the rare celestial occurrence blue moon on Sunday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said. Read more »

NASA dubs 2024 Moon mission 'Artemis,' asks for $1.6B

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 14 12:29 PM

NASA's next mission to the Moon will be called Artemis, the US space agency announced Monday, though it's still looking for the money to make the journey happen by its accelerated 2024 deadline. Read more »

Quakes show that moon, gradually shrinking, is tectonically active

Will Dunham, Reuters
Posted at May 14 07:55 AM

The moon is not the inert world some scientists had believed it to be - based on a new analysis disclosed on Monday of quakes measured by seismometers in operation on the moon from 1969 and 1977. Read more »

'Missiles like these will start the war': N. Korea tests showcase growing capability

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at May 10 05:30 PM

SEOUL - North Korea's second missile test on Thursday signals it is serious about developing new, short-range weapons that could be used early and effectively in any war with South Korea and the United States, analysts studying images of the latest launches say. Read more »

Billionaire Bezos unveils moon lander mockup, touts Blue Origin's lunar goals

Joey Roulette, Reuters
Posted at May 10 07:24 AM

Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, founder of rocket company Blue Origin, unveiled on Thursday a mockup of a lunar lander spacecraft and discussed missions to the moon in a strategy tailored to the US government's renewed push to establish a lunar outpost in just 5 years. Read more »

Billionaire Jeff Bezos to unveil plans for moon presence, sources say

Reuters
Posted at May 10 12:40 AM

WASHINGTON - Billionaire entrepreneur Jeff Bezos will unveil plans on Thursday for missions to the moon tailored to the US government's renewed push to establish a lunar outpost in just five years, people familiar with the matter said.   Read more »

‘Legacy of dictatorship’ looms as South Koreans rail against political parties

Kang Jin-kyu, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 03 07:09 PM

A petition calling for the South Korean government to dissolve the main opposition party has gained 1.7 million signatures in less than two weeks, in what analysts call a sign of growing intolerance in the former dictatorship. 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 »

Israeli spacecraft crashes on moon after technical failures

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 04:51 AM

YEHUD, Israel - The Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashed onto the moon on Thursday after a series of technical failures during its final descent, shattering hopes of a historic controlled landing on the lunar surface. Read more »

Seoul declares national disaster as winds fan giant forest fire

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 05 07:35 PM

SEOUL, South Korea - A giant forest fire swept across swathes of South Korea Friday, as authorities declared a rare national disaster, deploying 900 fire engines and tens of thousands of personnel to bring it under control. Read more »

Trump, Moon to meet in Washington in April: Seoul

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 29 01:47 PM

US President Donald Trump will host his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in next month. Read more »