The Philippine Space Agency (PhiSA) on Monday, May 29, invited the public to participate in Asian Try Zero-G (ATZG) 2023. "Rotation of 'Dumbbell-shaped' Objects in Space," an entry to Category 2: For individual or group participants 27 years old and younger. (Photo credit to PhilSA) The competition...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) keeps its eyes, guarding the possible debris fall in the water area of the Philippines from Korea's Space Launch Vehicle-II initiated by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute's (KARI) Naro at 5:24 a.m. (Philippine Standard Time) on Thursday, May 25. Dropping...
A collaborative research on corn and onion using satellites is set to commence in 2023, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) revealed on Thursday, May 11. (Unsplash) In a statement on Thursday, scientists from PhilSA said they are working with the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Agricultural...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on Thursday, May 4, disclosed that it is planning to enter a formal partnership with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), aiming to utilize space science technology and applications (SSTA) for the country's maritime domain. PhilSA and PCG representatives at...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and the National Commission on Space Activities (CONAE) of the Argentine Republic signed an agreement on Tuesday, April 25, on the peaceful use of outer space in celebration of the 75th year of diplomatic ties between the two countries. "PhilSA Director General...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) said on Monday, April 24, that it will utilize the European Union (EU)-funded satellite data sharing program, Copernicus Capacity Support Action Programme for the Philippines (CopPhil), to boost the country's disaster response and food security initiatives. In...
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum, Jr. believes the Copernicus Capacity Support Action programme for the Philippines (CopPhil) will strengthen the nation’s resilience to disasters and climate change. In his keynote address during CopPhil's launch, he said that...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) welcomed ten new aspiring space scientists to the Advanced Degrees for Accelerating Strategic Space R&D and Applications (AD ASTRA) Scholarships Program. The new scholars signed their contracts on Wednesday, Feb. 8. During the ceremony, PhilSA Director...
A geospatial database of the country’s natural resources will be created through a signed partnership between the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). "PhilSA Director General Joel Joseph Marciano, Jr., Ph.D. (second to the right) and...
Retired cosmonaut Dr. Fyodor Yurchikhin held an in-person "Ask a Cosmonaut" session with around 130 senior high school students and teachers in Quezon City Science High School on Wednesday, Feb. 1. (Courtesy of Philippine Space Agency) Yurchikhin was a Russian cosmonaut of Greek descent who had...
The microgravity experiment proposed by University of the Philippines Los Baños student William Kevin Abran was successfully performed by an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS). "Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Astronaut Dr. Koichi Wakata performs William Kevin Abran’s...
The reported unidentified falling object followed by a mysterious explosion in Palawan "could have been caused by a meteor as it enters the atmosphere," said the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) in a statement on Monday, Jan. 9. "Astronaut Soichi Noguchi captured the Philippines from the...
