The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) and Conservation International Philippines Foundation, Inc. (CIPFI) signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to work on advancing environmental conservation and management through the application of remote sensing technologies. Photo credit to PhilSA PhilSA...
Thousands of people joined the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration's (PAGASA) free astronomical events, including planetarium shows, telescoping, and stargazing sessions on Tuesday, Oct. 10. Individuals joined the telescoping and stargazing sessions at the...
The Philippines has urged a United Nations (UN) panel to elaborate the member countries' duty of "due regard" in connection with responsible behavior in outer space. The call came after the panel, officially called the Open-Ended Working Group on Reducing Space Threats Through Norms, Rules, and...
A recent graduate of La Consolacion College Manila bagged the Best Picture award in the fifth SineOmni Film Festival held on Aug. 25 at the Cinematheque Center Manila. Maria Del Carmen “Mikee” Villapol, who previously won Best Picture in the Mini Short category of IKLI: Super Short Film...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on Tuesday, Aug. 8, announced the selection of two experiment proposals that will be tested aboard the International Space Station (ISS). "Oloid's Movement in Microgravity" by Paul Anton D. Mahinay of Rizal Technological University. (Photo credit to...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. approved Proclamation No. 302, declaring August 8 to 14 as “Philippine Space Week” to promote heightened space awareness among Filipinos. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) The Proclamation, which was...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has lauded the recent launching of two locally- developed cube satellites (CubeSats) to the International Space Station (ISS), citing its significant contribution in weather forecasting, traffic control, and security and defense. President Ferdinand...
As the Asian Try Zero Gravity (ATZG) 2023 kicks off, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) announced on Tuesday, July 18 the six official entries that will represent the Philippines in the competition. "Oloid's Movement in Microgravity" by Paul Anton D. Mahinay of URT. (Photo credit to PhilSA) "The...
LOS ANGELES, United States -- NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has detected the most distant active supermassive black hole to date, the agency said on Thursday. Photo from NASA / MANILA BULLETIN The galaxy, CEERS 1019, existed just over 570 million years after the big bang, and its black hole is...
Recognizing the importance of information before, during, and after disasters, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on Monday, June 19, called on the public to use Open Data Kit (O DK) application. The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) hosted a press conference on Citizen Science for Space Data...
The country’s Maya-5 and Maya-6 cube satellites (cubesats), the second batch of Philippine university-built cubesats, were successfully launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday night, June 5, according to the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA). Maya-5 and Maya-6 flew onboard the...
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) received a report regarding unidentified falling objects seen over Northern Samar and Zamboanga Sibugay. The sightings have been video-recorded on May 27 at approximately 3:00 AM Philippine Standard Time, and were eventually uploaded on social media. ...