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                    [ArticleID] => 2235978
                    [Title] => Once in 50,000-year comet may be visible to the naked eye
                    [Summary] => A newly discovered comet could be visible to the naked eye as it shoots past Earth and the Sun in the coming weeks for the first time in 50,000 years, astronomers have said.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-01-07 16:59:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806714
                    [AuthorName] => Juliette Collen
                    [SectionName] => World
                    [SectionUrl] => world
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/01/07/afp-comet-c2022-e3_2023-01-07_15-04-48884_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1392080
                    [Title] => Philae probe drills into comet, turns toward light
                    [Summary] => 

The spacecraft that landed on a comet performed two tricky maneuvers Friday, by drilling into the rocky surface and rotating itself to catch more sunlight.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-15 13:44:50 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1334951 [AuthorName] => Geir Moulson [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20141115/comet-landing-philae-rosetta.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1391313 [Title] => WATCH: Historic touchdown of European spacecraft on comet [Summary] =>

The landing by the washing machine-sized crafter after a decade-long journey required immense precision, as even the slightest error could have resulted in stellar calamity.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-13 09:55:08 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Videos [SectionUrl] => news-videos [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20141113/philae-rosetta-comet-journey.JPG ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1391308 [Title] => Cosmic first: European spacecraft lands on comet [Summary] =>

Landing with a bounce after traveling 4 billion miles, a European spacecraft made history Wednesday by successfully reaching the icy, dusty surface of a speeding comet — a cosmic first designed to answer big questions about the universe.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-13 08:28:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1325611 [AuthorName] => Frank Jordans [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20141113/comet-landing.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1381231 [Title] => Once in million years: Comet buzzing Mars on Sun [Summary] =>

The heavens are hosting an event this weekend that occurs once in a million years or so.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-17 09:09:06 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488360 [AuthorName] => Marcia Dunn [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1373790 [Title] => European Space Agency sets date for comet landing [Summary] =>

The European Space Agency says it will attempt to land the first spacecraft on a comet on Nov. 12.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-27 01:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1325611 [AuthorName] => Frank Jordans [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1358217 [Title] => Specks returned from space may be alien visitors [Summary] =>

There may be itsy-bitsy aliens among us.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-16 03:18:50 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488360 [AuthorName] => Marcia Dunn [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1322070 [Title] => Comet e-jeepneys papalit sa lumang PUJs [Summary] =>

Ikinatuwa ng transport group Pasang Masda ang Comet electric jeepneys dahil sa konsepto nitong maka-kalikasan na bukod sa makatutulong mabawasan ang air pollution ay tugon din sa mataas na presyo ng langis.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096558 [AuthorName] => Butch M. Quejada [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a497/ph1lstarcom/obamajeep_zpse0150685.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1317412 [Title] => Obama to check Philippine electric jeep [Summary] =>

United States President Barack Obama will start the second day of his visit to the Philippines by viewing the electric vehicle that is being eyed as a replacement for jeepneys in Metro Manila.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-29 09:25:42 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473499 [AuthorName] => Louis Bacani [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://i1280.photobucket.com/albums/a497/ph1lstarcom/comet_zps4411620a.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1281345 [Title] => Comet-chasing spacecraft wakes up, signals Earth [Summary] =>

Waking up after almost three years of hibernation, a comet-chasing spacecraft sent its first signal back to Earth on Monday, prompting cheers from scientists who hope to use it to land the first space lander onto a comet.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-21 09:55:19 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1120537 [AuthorName] => Ali Akbar Dareini and John-Thor Dahlburg [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) ) )
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