NASA gears up to deflect asteroid, in key test of planetary defense

Agence France Presse 09/23/2022

WASHINGTON — Bet the dinosaurs wish they’d thought of this. NASA on Monday will attempt a feat humanity has never before accomplished: deliberately smacking a spacecraft into an asteroid to slightly deflect its orbit, in a key test…

WATCH: NASA shares top images of Earth from 2020

Niña V. Guno - @NGunoINQ 01/10/2021

From outer space, Earth looked majestic as ever amid the life-changing and unprecedented events that took place in 2020. Astronauts have been snapping away from the International Space Station (ISS), and NASA has compiled 20 of its…

Global warming to continue no matter what we do: study

11/13/2020

PARIS, France – Even if humanity stopped emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, Earth will warm for centuries to come and oceans will rise by metres, according to a controversial modelling study published Thursday, November 12, 2020. Natural drivers…

Space agencies unveil site showing lockdown changes to Earth

06/26/2020

You can now see how coronavirus lockdowns have changed air pollution, hospital lights and even white asparagus harvests. Using data from 17 satellites, three space agencies have created a website that serves as a global dashboard for…

Do it for yourself and the generations to come, join Earth Hour!

Rhobie A. Ruaya, Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 03/28/2020

We all have so many responsibilities in our hands right now. While we continue to battle against a pandemic, there is also the war against climate change that requires our immediate attention. An environmental movement that started…

Celebrate Earth Day with the greatest images of our planet taken from space

Marc Cosep 04/22/2019

  With the advent of spaceflight, our perspective changed forever.     Now amateurs can reach heights even on a tight budget.     Astronauts from the International Space Station have the best views of Earth.  …

3 simple things you can do to protect animals this Earth Day

Marc Cosep 04/21/2019

We are constantly bombarded with reminders that our planet and the species living here are in trouble. There are melting ice caps, toxic chemicals in the air, pesticides in out food, and species going extinct… yep, theses…

How to celebrate Earth Day by winding down in Cebu

Immae Lachica, Marc Cosep 04/20/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Spontaneous holidays are always great, especially to places that you’ve never been before but are near to where you are staying. As we celebrate Earth Day this April 22, we’ll give you a…

Tips for traveling green this Earth Day

Marc Cosep 04/19/2019

April 22 is Earth Day, an initiative originally conceived in 1970 to raise global awareness about environmental issues worldwide. This annual day of support has grown rapidly over the years. Gradually, awareness about our collective responsibility to…

Some simple things to do on Earth Day

Marc Cosep 04/18/2019

We have holidays dedicated to everything from flags to consumption, so it only seems right that Planet Earth should get one too. On Earth Day, businesses and individuals celebrating the day with green initiatives. No doubt you’re…

Step into the #trashtag challenge

Ellah Quieta 04/17/2019

Online challenges create quite the hype on social media. The planking challenge and then the ice bucket challenge were major hits in the previous years. In 2018, dance challenges such as Harlem Shake, Running Man and Dab…

Volunteers sought for Scubasurero 2019

Irene R. Sino Cruz 04/03/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines–The Junior Chamber International (JCI) Cebu Sinulog chapter will mark Earth Day with combined coastal and dive cleanup in Lapu-Lapu City. Henny Sescon, 2019 IO president, said the project called Scubasurero 2019 would be held…

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