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Gasps and awe as “super blue blood moon” rises over erupting Philippine volcano

by Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse LIGAO, Philippines (AFP) -- Filipinos sheltering from the erupting Mayon volcano gasped in delight…

8 years ago

by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France Presse MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- A cosmic event not seen in 36 years --…

8 years ago

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Astronomers have edged closer to solving the mystery of distant cosmic radio bursts according to…

8 years ago

PARIS, France (AFP) -- A thin, waning moon should allow for uninterrupted views Wednesday night of the annual Geminid shooting…

9 years ago

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft -- cruising interstellar space billions of miles from Earth -- was…

9 years ago

PARIS, France (AFP) -- A new extrasolar system planet can be added to a handful of fellow exoplanets which could…

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by Julie Carnis Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- Since early September, the denizens of this normally hushed burg…

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PARIS, France (AFP) -- A "monster" planet, which should in theory not exist, has been discovered orbiting a faint dwarf…

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by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- For the first time, scientists have witnessed the cataclysmic…

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PARIS, France (AFP) -- Move over Saturn! Scientists have found a ring around an unassuming mini-planet in our Solar System…

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by Sébastien VUAGNAT / with Kerry SHERIDAN in Charleston Agence France-Presse MADRAS, United States - Emotional sky-gazers on the US West Coast…

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MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- It's a pop culture moment for the ages: crooner Bonnie Tyler will sing her mega-hit…

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