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Is there life on Mars? Maybe, and it could have dropped its teddy

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 31 12:39 PM

Yogi, Paddington and Winnie the Pooh, move over. There's a new bear in town. Or on Mars, anyway. Read more »

Close call: Is this asteroid a threat to Earth's satellites?

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 26 10:30 PM

Asteroid 2023 BU is our closest near-Earth object. It's relatively small, but mere thousands of kilometers from Earth. Read more »

NASA to test nuclear-powered spacecraft by 2027

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Jan 26 10:47 AM

NASA and the defense research agency DARPA believe they can safely use nuclear energy to power human spaceflight to the red planet. Read more »

Korda, Hataoka chase Henderson at Tournament of Champions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 10:17 AM

Brooke Henderson heads into the final round of the LPGA Tournament of Champions with a three-shot lead over Nelly Korda and Nasa Hataoka. Read more »

Space junk, not meteorites, remains biggest threat to spacecraft

Daniel Lawler, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 12 01:57 AM

Colliding space junk creates even more debris, leading to a 'runaway chain reaction' of cascading collisions littering orbit with tiny, dangerous objects, NASA says. Read more »

Once in 50,000-year comet may be visible to the naked eye

Juliette Collen and Daniel Lawler, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 08 03:06 AM

PARIS, France - A newly discovered comet could be visible to the naked eye as it shoots past Earth and the Sun in the coming weeks for the first time in 50,000 years, astronomers have said. Read more »

Webb telescope promises new age of the stars

Pierre Celerier with Lucie Aubourg in Washington, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 27 12:14 PM

The James Webb Space Telescope lit up 2022 with dazzling images of the early universe after the Big Bang, heralding a new era of astronomy. Read more »

The best science, innovation and health stories of 2022

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Dec 22 10:20 AM

2022 was great for science, from historic space missions to archeological discoveries and plenty to learn in medicine. Read more »

'My power's low:' After 4 years on Mars, NASA's Insight signing off

Rowegie Abanto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 02:54 PM

After over 4 years of exploration on Mars, NASA's Insight rover is now preparing to sign off. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 12, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 11:28 PM

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

Orion capsule back after 25.5-day mission

Caroline Brehman, EPA-EFE/Pool
Posted at Dec 12 09:32 AM

NASA’s Orion capsule heads towards the Pacific ocean as it parachutes down, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico on Sunday. Read more »

NASA capsule Orion splashes down after record-setting lunar voyage

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 12 07:15 AM

NASA's Orion space capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific on Sunday, completing the Artemis 1 mission -- a more than 25-day journey around the Moon with an eye to returning humans there in just a few years. Read more »

NASA's Orion to splash down after record-setting voyage

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 01:03 PM

After making a close pass at the Moon and venturing further into space than any previous habitable spacecraft, NASA's Orion capsule is due to splash down Sunday. Read more »

NASA's Orion spaceship slingshots around Moon, heads for home

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 06 06:28 AM

NASA's Orion spaceship made a close pass of the Moon and used a gravity assist to whip itself back towards Earth on Monday, marking the start of the return journey for the Artemis-1 mission. Read more »

NASA Moon mission 'exceeding' expectations

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 19 09:58 PM

On the third day after lifting off from Florida bound for the Moon, the Orion spacecraft is "exceeding performance expectations," NASA officials said on Friday. Read more »

Webb observations point to a shorter cosmic dark age

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 18 07:22 AM

The first galaxies may have formed far earlier than previously thought, according to observations from the James Webb Space Telescope that are reshaping astronomers' understanding of the early universe. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 16, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 11:37 PM

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

Mega Moon rocket lifts off

Jim Watson, AFP
Posted at Nov 16 03:24 PM

NASA's Artemis 1 mission is a 25-and-a-half day voyage beyond the far side of the Moon and back. The meticulously choreographed uncrewed flight should yield spectacular images as well as valuable scientific data. Read more »

NASA launches new mega rocket on maiden flight to Moon

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 16 04:20 PM

NASA has launched the most powerful rocket ever built on a journey to the Moon. Read more »

NASA returning to the Moon with mega rocket launch

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 15 01:43 PM

After 2 failed attempts, NASA plans to launch its new mega Moon rocket early Wednesday from Florida. Read more »