Full moon Saturday night was biggest, brightest of year
(CNN) -- A lunar light show circled the globe Saturday, rewarding many moongazers with bright, crisp detail of the full moon's craters and basins.Called a "perigee" moon by scientists, the annual phenomenon occurs once a year.NASA said the moon appears about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full moons.That's because it will be as close to Earth as it will get for a while -- just over 221,000 miles away.CNN iReporter Halldor Sigurdsson snapped the yellowish-ochre orb perched on the shoulder of a mountain overlooking Reykjavik, Iceland."The colors were spectacular," wrote Sigurdsson, 47. "The weather here for viewing the moon rise could not have been better."Residents of the mainland United States were hoping for similar conditions at 11:34 p.m., ET, the peak of this year's "super moon."The West and Southwest will have clear skies for good viewing.
(CNN) -- A lunar light show circled the globe Saturday, rewarding many moongazers with bright, crisp detail of the full moon's craters and basins.Called a "perigee" moon by scientists, the annual phenomenon occurs once a year.NASA said the moon appears about 14% bigger and 30% brighter than other full moons.That's because it will be as close to Earth as it will get for a while -- just over 221,000 miles away.CNN iReporter Halldor Sigurdsson snapped the yellowish-ochre orb perched on the shoulder of a mountain overlooking Reykjavik, Iceland."The colors were spectacular," wrote Sigurdsson, 47. "The weather here for viewing the moon rise could not have been better."Residents of the mainland United States were hoping for similar conditions at 11:34 p.m., ET, the peak of this year's "super moon."The West and Southwest will have clear skies for good viewing.
Space shuttle Enterprise flown to New York City
NEW YORK (CNN) -- The space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a 747 jumbo jet, swooped across the New York City skyline on Friday before touching down at the city's John F.
NEW YORK (CNN) -- The space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a 747 jumbo jet, swooped across the New York City skyline on Friday before touching down at the city's John F.
Twitter's abuzz with shuttle Enterprise pictures
The space shuttle Enterprise made its journey from Washington, D.C. to New York -- and plenty of people were snapping pictures of that flight.
The space shuttle Enterprise made its journey from Washington, D.C. to New York -- and plenty of people were snapping pictures of that flight.
A NASA mission survives the budget cuts - is it important?
I've always been a huge fan of astronomy.
I've always been a huge fan of astronomy.