Tag: space
Why looking at the stars is like looking at the distant past
Yuting Gao/Pexels Did you know that when you look at the night sky, you’re actually (sort of) looking at the…
Space debris: What you gon’ do with all that [space] junk?
•In our never-ending quest to reach for the stars, we have left a trail of space debris in our wake.…
What would happen to water in the vacuum of outer space?
FlipFact of the Day: It’s often said that space is extremely cold. (In reality, it’s the thin gas in space that’s…
Lean satellites: a paradigm shift for space technology
•Dr. Mengu Cho and Dr. Sangkyun Kim from Japan’s Kyushu Institute of Technology recently discussed lean satellite technology at the University of…
“Space? So what?” 10 practical uses of space science in the Philippines
Space science in the Philippines is ready for liftoff. The Philippine Space Act has just been approved by the Senate.…
Photos from space: the Moon’s far side and an object 4 billion miles away
• The United States and China rang in the New Year with new achievements in space exploration. • NASA’s New…
Comet, asteroid, or alien ship? Pinoy experts weigh in on ‘Oumuamua
A ginormous “interstellar object” recently made headlines when Harvard researchers pondered the possibility that it was an alien spacecraft. FlipScience…
Diwata-2 microsatellite scheduled for launch
Tomorrow, another Diwata will make like its namesake and take flight. Diwata-2 is scheduled for launch on October 29, between 12:08…
Pinoy IT whizzes made some really cool apps at the NASA Space Apps Challenge
Filipinos aren’t just talented and creative; we’re also great at coming up with brilliant ideas on extremely short notice. The…
Lunar billionaire: First SpaceX moon tourist will take artists with him
“Finally, I can tell you that, ‘I choose to go to the moon.’” Aerospace company SpaceX has revealed its first…
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