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Human ashes, drink container to moon? Plans to do this spark legal debate

WASHINGTON — An array of unconventional, privately funded plans to exploit the moon, including as a site for human ashes and sports-drink containers, has gathered steam in recent years as NASA pushes to make Earth’s natural satellite more accessible. Concerns about possible gaps in U.S. oversight and legal questions about proper use of the moon.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsFeb 7th, 2024

Japan becomes the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the moon

TOKYO  — Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday. However, space officials said they needed more time to analyze whether the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, achieved its mission priority of.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 21st, 2024

Ramadan to start March 12 as Muslims report no sighting of new moon

Viewing the moon to determine the start of Ramadan is ‘part of the tradition of the Prophet Muhammad,’ says Islamic Studies professor Alzad Sattar at a moonsighting event in Manila.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsMar 10th, 2024

New NASA astronauts graduate, eying Moon — and Mars

After two years of rigorous training, ten Americans officially became astronauts on Tuesday, and are now eligible for planned NASA missions to the International Space Station, the Moon, and — if all goes well — to Mars. Two Emiratis who trained alongside them also graduated Tuesday during a ceremony at the Johnson Space Center in.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 6th, 2024

Commercial US spaceship lands on moon

A Houston-based company has landed America’s first spaceship on the Moon in more than 50 years, part of a new fleet of NASA-funded, uncrewed commercial robots intended to pave the way for astronaut missions later this decade. But while flight controllers confirmed they had received a faint signal, it was not immediately clear whether Odysseus,.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsFeb 23rd, 2024

Wasted water: One-third of the water produced by MCWD is wasted

CEBU CITY, Philippines – More than one-third of the water production in Cebu has been relegated to wasted water. Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama said that the Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) found that the non-revenue water (NRW) of the Metropolitan Cebu Water District (MCWD) had already reached 36 percent. NRW is the amount of.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024

China sending probe to less-explored far side of moon

TAIPEI, Taiwan - China is preparing to launch a lunar probe Friday that would land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into geological and other differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side.The unprecedented mission would be the latest advance in the increasingly sophisticated and ambitious space exploration program that is now competing.....»»

Category: newsSource:  manilanewsRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

China launches probe to get samples from less-explored far side of the moon

China launches probe to get samples from less-explored far side of the moon.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsMay 3rd, 2024

‘Under a Piaya Moon’ director hopes he made mentor Peque Gallaga proud

In receiving the award for Mowelfund Film Institute Special Citation (full-length film category) at the just-concluded Puregold CinePanalo Film Festival at the Gateway Cineplex, “Under a Piaya Moon” director Kurt Soberano dedicated it to all his film and acting mentors, including the late multi-awarded filmmaker Peque Gallaga, Lawrence Fajardo, Jay Abello, and all the Ilonggo and Negrense directors......»»

Category: entertainmentSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 25th, 2024

Ramadhan starts March 12

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 11 March) — Ramadhan in the Philippines will start Tuesday, March 12, after the crescent moon marking the beginning of the month-long fasting was not sighted Sunday night, Islamic scholars announced. Bangsamoro Mufti Abdulrauf Guliani,  executive director of the Bangsamoro Darul-Ifta, said the moon sighting committee at the Timako Hills, Kalanganan […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanewsRelated NewsMar 11th, 2024

Ban Ki-moon conferred honor, addresses Senate

Former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon called for unity, for nations to come together in cooperation, partnership and solidarity and to redouble efforts to achieve the 17 sustainable development goals......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 27th, 2024

Private lander makes United States’ 1st moon landing in over 50 years

Private lander makes United States’ 1st moon landing in over 50 years.....»»

Category: sportsSource:  abscbnRelated NewsFeb 23rd, 2024

Japan’s moon probe back to work after sun reaches its solar panels

Japan’s moon probe back to work after sun reaches its solar panels.....»»

Category: newsSource:  sunstarRelated NewsJan 30th, 2024

Answer planting of evidence raps, 5 Nueva Ecija cops told

The police chief of Cabiao, Nueva Ecija and four of his officers have been asked to answer the criminal and administrative complaints filed against them by a social media content creator over alleged planting of evidence......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Tell it to SunStar: In between aspirations and empirical evidence

Tell it to SunStar: In between aspirations and empirical evidence.....»»

Category: CCCCCCSource:  philstarRelated NewsApr 26th, 2024

Geologists discover evidence of gas hydrates in the Manila Trench

Geologists discover evidence of gas hydrates in the Manila Trench Phys.org.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsMar 17th, 2024

Stone tools in Ukraine offer oldest evidence of humans in Europe

Until now, the oldest-known evidence of humans in Europe was about 1.2-1.1 million years old from a site called Atapuerca in Spain.....»»

Category: newsSource:  rapplerRelated NewsMar 7th, 2024

Sandigan admits evidence vs Bautista

The Sandiganbayan has admitted all the documentary evidence presented by the Office of the Ombudsman’s prosecution team against former Quezon City mayor Herbert “Bistek” Bautista and former city administrator Aldrin Cuña in connection with the allegedly anomalous P32-million online occupational permitting and tracking system project in 2019......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 17th, 2024

Evidence needed for bribery probe – DOJ

Only if and when it gets formal correspondence or evidence from Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III or from others concerned will the Department of Justice pursue his call for an investigation on allegations of bribery in the signature campaign to amend the 1987 Constitution......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

SC acquits 2 in drug case over mishandled evidence

Two persons convicted of illegal drugs have been acquitted by the Supreme Court (SC) due to lapses in the handling of evidence against them......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 13th, 2024