Moon

Capt. Kirk’s ‘Vulcan’ Top Name For New Pluto Moons

An online vote to name Pluto’s two newest, itty-bitty moons is over. And the winner is Vulcan, a name suggested by actor William Shatner, who played Capt. Kirk in the original “Star Trek” TV series.

CBS4–2013/02/25

Contest Seeks Underworldly Names For 2 Pluto Moons

Pluto’s two tiniest moons need a name and you can help, but you’ll need to dig deep into mythology.

CBS4–2013/02/12

These maps of Earth's moon highlight the region where the twin spacecraft of NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission will impact on Dec. 17, marking the end of its successful endeavor to map the moon's gravity. The two washing-machine-sized spacecraft, named Ebb and Flow, will impact at an unnamed mountain near the moon's North Pole. (Source: NASA.Gov)

NASA Probes Prepare For Mission-Ending Moon Impact

Ebb and Flow chased each other around the moon for nearly a year, peering into the interior. With dwindling fuel supplies, the twin NASA spacecraft are ready for a dramatic finish.

CBS4–2012/12/17

A 'blue moon' in 2004. (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

Rare Blue Moon Over Miami Friday

Wanna get mooned? Tonight’s your night because there’s a rare ‘blue moon’ on Friday.

CBS4–2012/08/31

(Source: CBSMiami/Dave Game) the 2011 Supermoon rises over Miami

Super Moon Over Miami Tonight

Wanna get mooned? Saturday night is the perfect time because following sunset on Saturday, the sky will be lit by a “supermoon”, the biggest and brightest full moon of the year.

CBS4–2012/05/05

Super Moon Expected This Weekend

Those fearful of a full moon might want to stay inside Saturday night to avoid the “Super Moon.” May’s full moon will hit on Saturday night into Sunday and is called a “super Moon” and will appear as much as 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than other full Moons of 2012

CBS4–2012/05/03

Something Extra: A Titanic Mystery Solved?

Everybody knows an iceberg sank the Titanic a hundred years ago next month. But now scientists are blaming an unexpected culprit for putting that iceberg in the unsinkable ship’s path: the moon.

CBS4–2012/03/07

Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich speaks at a Space Coast town hall January 25, 2012 at a hotel in Cocoa, Florida. (Photo credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

One Giant Leap For Newt?

Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has promised to establish a permanent U.S. base on the moon by 2020 if he’s elected president.

CBS4–2012/01/26

(Source: NASA/Cornell/Arecibo) This radar image of asteroid 2005 YU55 was generated from data taken in April of 2010 by the Arecibo Radar Telescope in Puerto Rico.

Giant Asteroid Set To Make Harmless Fly-By Earth

NASA scientists are tracking an asteroid bigger than an aircraft carrier that will fly by between the Earth and moon Tuesday.

CBS4–2011/11/08

(Source: NASA) A Delta rocket launched the two Grail moon robe into space Saturday morning

Twin Space Probes Launched Saturday, Headed To The Moon

It’s not on the scale of the now-ended Space shuttle program, but NASA hosted another launch Saturday morning at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. A pair of spacecraft rocketed toward the moon aboard a small Delta rocket, on the first mission dedicated to measuring lunar gravity.

CBS4–2011/09/10

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