The April โPink Moonโ isnโt actually pink. This explainer breaks down its origins and why skywatchers in the Philippines see a normal full moon.
Tag: space
Newly Discovered Comet May Become โEaster Cometโ Visible in April
Astronomers are tracking Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS), a newly discovered sungrazer that could brighten dramatically in early April โ if it survives its fiery brush with the sun.
LOOK UP: Hereโs How To Photograph The March 3, 2026 โBlood Moonโ Like A Pro โ Even With Your Phone
The only total lunar eclipse until 2028 will light up the sky in deep red. Hereโs how to time, frame, and shoot it right.
Astronomers Find First Clues To Origin Of Jet From Iconic M87 Black Hole
Scientists may have identified where the colossal jet blasting out of the supermassive black hole at the center of galaxy Messier 87 begins, offering new […]
Bright Low-Orbit Satellites Are Becoming A Growing Problem For Astronomy
MANILA, Philippines โ Bright satellites orbiting close to Earth are increasingly threatening astronomical research, as a new study on Amazonโs internet satellites underscores a wider […]
Webb Telescope Shows How โFire-bornโ Crystals End Up In Icy Comets
Astronomers may have finally solved a long-standing cosmic mystery: how minerals that require extreme heat end up inside comets formed in the coldest reaches of […]
Blue Origin Just Pulled Off a Wild Space Double: Mars Mission + Rocket Landing at Sea
Blue Origin with its New Glenn rocket just scored another big win โ and this one could shake up the new space race. On only […]
Japan Launches Most Powerful H3 Rocket, Sending New Cargo Ship to Space Station
MANILA โ Japanโs space agency successfully launched its most powerful flagship H3 rocket on Sunday, carrying a newly developed unmanned cargo spacecraft on its first […]
No Fire, No Fury: How Blue Originโs Capsule Returns Without a Fiery Re-Entry from Space
MANILA, Philippines โ As the Philippines continues to build its capabilities in space science and technology, the question is no longer if Filipinos will one […]
The ‘Impossible’ EmDrive is Out, But a New Challenger Has Entered the Ring
Back in 2001, British electrical engineer Roger Shawyer introduced something that made physicists do a double takeโthe EmDrive, a so-called โimpossible drive.โ Why impossible? Because […]
Mysterious Metal Ring Falls From Space on Kenyan Village
๏ปฟ A metallic object, suspected to be space debris, has crashed in Mukuku village, Kenya. The large ring, estimated to weigh around 1,100 pounds and […]
Galactic Makeovers: How the Coma Cluster Transforms Spiral Galaxies
The Coma Cluster is like a cosmic city packed with over a thousand galaxies. If youโve got a backyard telescope, you can actually spot some […]