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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 6, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 12:53 AM

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

PH’s first microsatellite returns to Earth, ends mission after exceeding life span

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 06 09:50 PM

After exceeding all expectations and lasting 4 years in space, the Philippines’ first microsatellite Diwata-1 is finally returning to Earth, the government said Monday. Read more »

Soyuz MS-16 set for launch amid COVID-19 pandemic

Handout, Russian space agency Roscosmos via Reuters
Posted at Apr 06 04:43 PM

The Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft for the next International Space Station (ISS) crew, formed of Chris Cassidy of NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, is prepared on Monday amid new constraints due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ahead of its upcoming launch at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. The mission is set to launch on April 9, 2020 at 04:05 EDT (08:05 UTC) from Site 31/6 at the cosmodrome and will mark the first time the Soyuz 2.1a rocket will be used to launch people.  Read more »

Astronaut tips to survive lockdown: talk, teamwork, treats

Paul Carrel, Reuters
Posted at Mar 27 08:00 AM

BERLIN - Stick to a daily routine, stay connected with family and treat yourself occasionally - those are some of the tips German astronauts gave for surviving lockdown during the coronavirus crisis, which they said was much like their time in space. Read more »

Coronavirus spoils NASA's 2024 return-to-moon plan

Joey Roulette, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 20 07:32 PM

WASHINGTON - The coronavirus has dealt a blow to NASA's plan to return Americans to the moon by 2024, as the space agency chief on Thursday ordered the temporary closure of two rocket production facilities after an employee tested positive for the illness. Read more »

Chinese rocket fails on maiden launch - Xinhua

Reuters
Posted at Mar 17 04:46 PM

A new Chinese medium-lift rocket, part of a family of launch vehicles meant to support most of China's launch missions in future, failed on its debut flight, the official news agency Xinhua reported. Read more »

Reducing POGO exposure part of 'portfolio management': DM Wenceslao

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 13 09:16 PM

Diversifying portfolio to reduce exposure to offshore gaming is a business decision and is “nothing discriminatory,” the CEO of real estate firm DM Wenceslao said Friday. Read more »

Reducing POGO exposure part of 'portfolio management': DM Wenceslao

Jessica Fenol and Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 13 06:34 PM

Diversifying portfolio to reduce exposure to offshore gaming is a business decision and is “nothing discriminatory,” the CEO of real estate firm DM Wenceslao said Friday.   Read more »

WATCH: Ylona Garcia performs new single 'Space'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 11:37 AM

Singer Ylona Garcia on Tuesday performed her latest single "Space" on "Umagang Kay Ganda." Read more »

This co-working space inside a dimsum joint is opening its doors with a creative community fair

Jam Pascual
Updated as of Mar 07 12:08 PM

The new co-working space is making its entrance with a bang. Zines, art prints, bands and even tattoos—they’re all here. Read more »

SpaceX announces partnership to send tourists to ISS

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 06 07:48 AM

SpaceX on Thursday announced a partnership to send three tourists to the International Space Station (ISS), the first private trip in more than a decade. Read more »

ALAMIN: Bakit hindi komportable ang iba sa 'PDA'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 03:24 PM

May paliwanag ang siyensiya kung bakit may mga taong naiilang o naeeskandalo sa "public display of affection" o paglalampungan sa publiko, personal man o sa social media.  Read more »

'This is a big deal': Earth captures new 'mini moon'

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 28 12:59 PM

Earth has acquired a second "mini-moon" about the size of a car, according to astronomers who spotted the object circling our planet. Read more »

Space explorers wanted: NASA seeks next generation of astronauts

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 12 07:42 AM

Wanted: The next generation of astronauts to walk on the Moon and journey to Mars.   Read more »

White House calls for biggest NASA budget in decades to reach the moon, Mars

Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 07:23 AM

WASHINGTON - The White House on Monday asked Congress for $25.2 billion for NASA in 2021, the agency's biggest budget in decades, calling for steady increases over five years to meet President Donald Trump's goal of landing astronauts on the moon and Mars. Read more »

Meet Joel Marciano, the President's choice to lead us in the field of space technology

Bam V. Abellon
Updated as of Feb 09 03:55 PM

While the UP Diliman professor doesn't describe himself as a space scientist, his career has been spent looking at ways on how the country can contribute to space data and exploration.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 7, 2020

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Posted at Feb 08 01:54 AM

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Woman in space

Sergei Ilnitsky, Pool via Reuters
Posted at Feb 07 08:51 AM

NASA astronaut Christina Koch reacts shortly after landing of the Russian Soyuz MS-13 space capsule in a remote area southeast of Zhezkazgan in the Karaganda region of Kazakhstan, Thursday. Read more »

US astronaut returns to Earth after longest mission by woman

Christopher Rickleton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 06 10:03 PM

NASA's Christina Koch returned to Earth safely on Thursday after shattering the spaceflight record for female astronauts with a stay of almost 11 months aboard the International Space Station. Read more »

Megaworld expands office space portfolio in Iloilo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 10:53 AM

Enterprise One and Enterprise two will add 78,000 square meters of office space inside its 72-hectare Iloilo Business Park in Mandurriao, the developer said in a statement.    Read more »