Four space station crewmates, one ailing, begin emergency return flight
A SPACEX CAPSULE departed the International Space Station on Wednesday carrying a four-member crew on an emergency return flight to Earth necessitated by an...
Filipino scientist bags international award for marginalized community research
A Filipino scientist received recognition under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El‑Sisi of Egypt for his work in advancing sustainability and innovation in...
DOST studying ways to make fire-resistant bamboo
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is developing various research initiatives to make bamboo, a sustainable construction material, more fire-resistant.
In a statement released...
Researchers discover new species of box jellyfish in Philippine waters
A group of marine researchers found several new species of box jellyfish in Philippine waters, a groundbreaking discovery that could help deepen understanding of...
China’s second attempt at completing a reusable rocket test fails
BEIJING — The first stage of China’s reusable Long March 12A “was not successfully recovered” during the rocket’s inaugural flight on Monday, according to...
Trump urges 2028 astronaut moon landing in sweeping space policy order
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump enshrined the US goal to put humans back on the moon by 2028 and defend space from weapon threats...
Iraq’s dreams of wheat independence dashed by water crisis
NAJAF, Iraq — Iraqi wheat farmer Ma’an al-Fatlawi has long depended on the nearby Euphrates River to feed his fields near the city of Najaf....
Huge rotating structure of galaxies and dark matter is detected
WASHINGTON — Scientists have observed the largest-known rotating structure in the cosmos - a gargantuan thread-like assemblage of hundreds of galaxies, gas and dark matter...
US Senate panel looks to fast-track NASA nominee
WASHINGTON — The US Senate Commerce Committee said on Monday it plans to hold a December 8 vote on President Donald Trump's nomination of...
China launches first emergency mission to Tiangong space station
BEIJING — China’s first emergency space launch entered orbit after blasting off on Tuesday, as the country looks to plug safety risks at its crewed...
US CDC says claims that vaccines do not cause autism are not evidence-based
THE US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its website on Wednesday to say that claims about vaccines not causing autism are not...
First kiss was 20 million years ago by early primates, scientists say
AMSTERDAM — Kissing did not begin with star-crossed human lovers but with the primate ancestors of great apes around 20 million years ago, according...
