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Thousands of engineers and others who worked at and around the Kennedy Space Center during the three decade long U.S. space shuttle program are struggling to find jobs a year after the program came to close.
Pluto may have been kicked out of the planet club, but it has gained yet another companion. Scientists announced Wednesday the discovery of the smallest moon yet around the icy orb, bringing the tally of known moons to five.
The world's first commercial supply ship to the International Space Station is on its way back to Earth. Astronauts set the SpaceX Dragon loose after a five-day visit, releasing the vessel with the space station's robot arm.
The first commercial space vehicle to dock with the International Space Station, launched from Florida earlier this week, finally delivered the groceries Saturday morning when it was opened by space station crew members and its cargo was transferred aboard.
It's the start of a new era in space technology. Friday, the first-ever private spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station, making history as the first commercial delivery in orbit.
After several months of delays, a new private supply ship for the International Space Station will again remain on earth after suffering yet another setback.
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.
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
The space shuttle Enterprise has landed into the history books as part of its final flight to the Big Apple on top of a modified jumbo jet.
Space Shuttle Discovery is settling into its new home just outside Washington, DC. Discovery was lifted off its Boeing 747 carrier Thursday and towed to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum annex in northern Virginia.
It was a different kind of flight for Space Shuttle Discovery Tuesday as it hitched a ride from the Kennedy Space Center to Washington, D.C. mounted atop a 747.
The space shuttle Discovery has one last mission to complete before its put on public display.
Cape Canaveral will be the site of the launch of the first commercially built space capsule to the International Space Station.
Every year you seem them on the news, thousands of sharks off our coastline swimming just feet from the beach. In 2011 Florida had more shark attacks than any state in the country, or the world for that matter. This is the first of a 6-part series of reports on our sharks. Filmed up and down our coastline over the past three months, we are taking you closer than we have ever been to the ocean's top predator.
Astronomy buffs might want to grab their telescopes and head outside Tuesday night to view a huge asteroid making a "close" approach to Earth.
Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has promised to establish a permanent U.S. base on the moon by 2020 if he's elected president.
South Florida and the rest of the Earth is in the midst of the largest solar storm since 2005.
The International Space Station has successfully dodged another piece of cosmic space junk.
2011 marked the end of an era as NASA retired its manned space shuttles after 30 years in space. As the shuttles were packed off for their final resting places in a handful of museums, NASA turned its attention to the future of manned space travel and possibly trips to an asteroid and Mars.
There was Rick Scott who took over the Florida Governor's office, the end of the space shuttle program and of course, the Gulf oil spill. Which story do you think made the number one spot as Florida's top story of the year?
A full scale model of a space shuttle, which has thrilled visitors to the Kennedy Space Center Complex for nearly two decades, has been moved out of the complex to make room for a new exhibit which will feature a real space shuttle.
A telescope in space has discovered a huge planet just outside our solar system which would be an ideal place for life.
Ready, set, takeoff for Mars. NASA's Curiosity rover, the world's biggest extraterrestrial explorer, rocketed toward Mars on Saturday. The mission? Search for evidence that the red planet might once have been home to itsy-bitsy life.
NASA is another step closer to Mars as it prepares to launch its newest red planet Rover this weekend.
NASA scientists are tracking an asteroid bigger than an aircraft carrier that will fly by between the Earth and moon Tuesday.
"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" star Tommie Lee was one of six people arrested at the England vs. Norway World Cup match in Miami, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
Florida political leaders are remembering U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following the South Carolina Republican's death, with tributes pouring in Sunday.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the Republican senator's proudest accomplishments.
"Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta" star Tommie Lee was one of six people arrested at the England vs. Norway World Cup match in Miami, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office.
Florida political leaders are remembering U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham following the South Carolina Republican's death, with tributes pouring in Sunday.
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the Republican senator's proudest accomplishments.
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.
Fierce Ukraine supporter Lindsey Graham passed away Saturday on the heels of his tenth trip to the warzone, and at a key moment for one of the Republican senator's proudest accomplishments.
The senior U.S. senator for South Carolina died suddenly at 71 on Saturday.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator, who was reportedly scheduled to do an interview on Sunday.
A landmark housing bill automatically became law overnight after President Trump declined to sign it.
Eight months ago, Hegseth told top military leaders there would be "no more beardos" and "fat troops."
Dotie Joseph said after talking with neighbors and looking at the field, she thinks she has plenty of experience to assume the governorship.
Perhaps the most controversial cut DeSantis made was the $15 million that would have gone to fund security efforts at Catholic schools in Miami-Dade County.
The likely Republican candidate for governor, Congressman Byron Donalds, said he would vote for it, but as he told CBS Miami's Jim DeFede, if it does fail, they will tackle the issue again next year.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has avoided talking about both topics with opponents calling him "the most corrupt attorney general Florida has had."
On Thursday, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the closing of Alligator Alcatraz, the highly controversial immigration detention center that was the subject of numerous lawsuits as well as allegations of abuse.
A recall has been issued for frozen blueberries sold at Publix stores in Georgia, Florida and other Southern states after 12 people became sick, the FDA says.
A new Florida law requires drug prescribers to complete sickle cell training, aiming to improve care and address stigma faced by patients.
Former NFL running back Chris Johnson announced that he was diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in a "Good Morning America" interview.
Gallup found that only 49% of Americans were "cost-secure" last year, with concerns about medical bills and prescription costs rising across income groups.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
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.
A total of 22,141 fans wore the caps in London's Hyde Park on Friday ahead of his set at the British Summer Time festival.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh pop star best known for singing the chart-topping power ballad "Total Eclipse of the Heart" in 1983, has died. She was 75.
The nominations for the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, with the final season of HBO Max's "Hacks" setting a new record for the most nominations in a single year for a comedy series.
The Empire State Building lit up in blue for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding Friday night.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were married as they celebrated their wedding with hundreds of guests Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York City.