astronomy

Asteroid to shave past Earth on Oct 12: ESA

by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- A house-sized asteroid will shave past our planet on…

Partial lunar eclipse, nasaksihan sa PHL

(Eagle News) -- Nasaksihan sa bansa ang bahagyang pagdidilim ng buwan kahapon ng madaling araw, Agosto 8. Nangyari ang partial…

China heavy-lift carrier rocket launch fails

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Sunday announced the launch of a powerful rocket designed to carry communication satellites into…

Close call: When asteroids whisk past Earth

by Valerie DEKIMPE Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- A peanut-shaped asteroid 1.3 kilometers (3,280 feet) across streaked past…

No money for space tourism? Try astro-tourism instead

by Marie JULIEN Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- With urbanization gaining pace and air pollution clouding the view in…

‘Ring of fire’ eclipse delights Africa, South America

by Leo RAMIREZ Agence France Presse SARMIENTO, Argentina (AFP) -- Stargazers applauded as they were plunged into darkness Sunday when…

Dwarf galaxies shed light on dark matter

by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The first sighting of clustered dwarf galaxies bolsters a leading…

Study crashes main Moon-formation theory

by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - The Moon, our planet's constant companion for some 4.5 billion…

Google X May Be Working On An Elevator That Goes To Space

Readers of  "Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator" definitely can relate to this because this really speaks to their soul.…

Lyrid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

The Lyrid meteor shower will be reaching its peak for the year tonight in the late night hours of April…

Astronomers witness never-before-seen asteroid break-up

WASHINGTON, March 7 (PNA/Xinhua) -- Astronomers said Thursday they have witnessed for the first time the breakup of an asteroid,…

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