astronomy

‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse thrills skywatchers on longest day

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and the…

Trembling Mars gives up more seismic secrets

  PARIS, France (AFP) -- Mars is a constantly tremoring "living" body, researchers said Monday as they unveiled measurements of…

‘Ring of fire’ eclipse wows across Asia

  SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Skywatchers from Saudi Arabia and Oman to India and Singapore were treated to a rare…

New planet discovered in orbit of young Milky Way star

PARIS, France (AFP) -- A second planet has been discovered circling Beta Pictoris, a fledgling star in our own galaxy…

SpaceX satellites pose new headache for astronomers

by Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- It looked like a scene from a sci-fi blockbuster: an astronomer in…

Chinese probe reveals secrets of Moon’s dark side

by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Scientists on Wednesday said they could be a step closer to solving the…

The Moon is shrinking: study

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Moon is steadily shrinking, causing wrinkling on its surface and quakes, according to an…

Scientist superstar Katie Bouman designed algorithm for black hole image

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Anonymous to the public just days ago, a US computer scientist named Katie Bouman…

The real deal: Astronomers deliver first photo of black hole

by Marlowe Hood and Laurence Coustal PARIS, France (AFP) -- Astronomers on Wednesday unveiled the first photo of a black…

New close-ups of the mini-moons in Saturn’s rings

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Nestled between Saturn's rings are a collection of mini-moons that NASA's Cassini spacecraft skimmed past…

NASA says taking sample from asteroid harder than expected

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- After two years crossing the solar system, the NASA space probe Osiris-Rex arrived last December…

Pagkakaroon ng Philippine Space Agency, ipinanawagan ng DOST sa Kongreso

(Eagle News) --  Nananawagan si Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato Dela Peña na ipasa na bago pa ang adjournment ng…

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