Scientists: Moon Over The Hill At 4.51 Billion Years Old
It turns out the moon is older than many scientists suspected: a ripe 4.51 billion years old.
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It turns out the moon is older than many scientists suspected: a ripe 4.51 billion years old.
Eight mini-satellites which will be used to measure surface wind in the heart of hurricanes were launched into space Thursday morning by NASA.
The most advanced weather satellite ever built rocketed into space Saturday night, part of an $11 billion effort to revolutionize forecasting and save lives.
The United States' most advanced weather satellite is set for a sunset liftoff Saturday.
When NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson rockets off the planet this week she'll be become the oldest woman in space.
South Florida will soon be in for another celestial treat with a showstopper of a supermoon but the beautiful sight in the sky may also bring some flooding to South Florida with the arrival of the November King Tides.
South Florida will soon be in for another celestial treat with a showstopper of a supermoon.
More than five thousand pounds of food, equipment and other supplies are on the way to the International Space Station.
A bad cable delayed a rocket launch from Virginia on Sunday by a NASA shipper eager to make a strong comeback.
At the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, NASA and the private company SpaceX are taking precautions to protect their capsules and rockets from Hurricane Matthew.
Satellite photos from NASA are revealing some stunning images of Hurricane Matthew from outer space.
A composite image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows possible plumes of water vapor erupting off the limb of Jupiter's moon Europa.
The lone American in orbit will vote for president from inside the International Space Station, if her homecoming is delayed.
The hunt has begun.
Three crew members from the International Space Station are back on planet earth.
Osiris-Rex, NASA's robotic asteroid hunter, is going to chase down an asteroid this week.
Six scientists have finished a yearlong Mars simulation in Hawaii, where they lived in a dome in near isolation.
After scanning the vast reaches of the cosmos for Earth-like planets where life might exist, astronomers believe they have found one right next door.
The commander of the International Space Station has a new U.S. record for most time spent in space.
Spacewalking American astronauts Jeffrey Williams and Kate Rubins spent Friday morning installing a new docking port on the International Space Station that will be used by future commercial crew capsules.
The federal government for the first time has given permission to a private company to fly a spaceship beyond Earth's orbit and land on the moon.
After an early morning launch on Monday, SpaceX cargo capsule has arrived at the International Space Station with a new docking port needed for future rocket ships.
Twin sonic booms rocked the Space Coast early Monday as a SpaceX rocket blasted off and it's leftover first-stage booster made a successful vertical landing at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
SpaceX is taking another shot Monday at launching a critical space station docking port for astronauts.
A new space station astronaut will be testing a pocket-sized device to decode DNA - tossing the top-level biosafety suits she wore for work on Earth.
Massive mats of sargassum are washing onto South Florida beaches earlier and heavier this season, prompting FIU researchers to explore turning the seaweed into food products.
A Miami software engineer created a website tracking Brickell Avenue Bridge openings after drivers reported repeated traffic backups during restricted rush hour periods.
After hours of debate, Broward's public school district moves to lay off hundreds as it faces a massive budget shortfall.
The body of a seventh person was located Monday nearly 150 miles north of a Union Pacific rail yard in Laredo, where six bodies were discovered on Sunday afternoon.
Authorities say a South Florida woman had a blood-alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit when she struck a Broward deputy with her car.
Massive mats of sargassum are washing onto South Florida beaches earlier and heavier this season, prompting FIU researchers to explore turning the seaweed into food products.
A Miami software engineer created a website tracking Brickell Avenue Bridge openings after drivers reported repeated traffic backups during restricted rush hour periods.
After hours of debate, Broward's public school district moves to lay off hundreds as it faces a massive budget shortfall.
The body of a seventh person was located Monday nearly 150 miles north of a Union Pacific rail yard in Laredo, where six bodies were discovered on Sunday afternoon.
Authorities say a South Florida woman had a blood-alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit when she struck a Broward deputy with her car.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
Justice Samuel Alito extended an administrative stay that maintained access to mifepristone through the mail.
Marty Makary has served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner since March 2025.
President Trump made the comments in a phone interview with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes.
Allen is charged with attempting to assassinate President Trump, assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and two gun counts.
The Supreme Court has ruled that, under the Voting Rights Act, Congressional districts can no longer be drawn along racial lines, but can be shaped by partisan aims. The result: A dash to re-draw voting districts in several states. What does this portend for democracy?
CBS News Miami has confirmed from multiple sources that the Miami Dade State Attorney's office is investigating A3.
State Senator Rosalind Osgood is urging Wasserman Schultz not to run in Florida's 22nd Congressional district.
In an interview on Facing South Florida, Wasserman Schultz said the Governor's efforts to redraw the maps will almost certainly violate the Fair Districts constitutional amendment voters in Florida passed in 2010.
Several commissioners have raised questions about how the center would be funded in future years.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
In 2002, Zermeño found out he contracted hantavirus after cleaning the family house following the death of his mother and sister. He had been exposed to rodent droppings and became infected.
Three passengers have been evacuated from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak, as related cases are confirmed in Switzerland and South Africa.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
"The Devil Wears Prada 2" edges out "Mortal Kombat II" at the North American box office this weekend.
A trial in the lawsuit between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni was set to begin later in May.
The performance followed similar shows by Madonna in 2024 and Lady Gaga last year on one of the world's most iconic waterfronts.
Attending this year's Kentucky Derby meant more for thoroughbred expert Mark Toothaker, who suffered a seizure from laughing at a whiffed NFL field goal attempt that led to a lifesaving diagnosis.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.