Only four Category 5 hurricanes have made landfall in the U.S.

A Category 5 hurricane has winds of 157 mph or higher. These are the only four hurricanes in the history of the U.S. that have made landfall at that level.

• Sep 28, 2022

Webb telescope, Hubble and more: The 60 most amazing space photos so far

Here's what we've learned from the images captured by Webb and other projects so far — and it's a lot.

• Sep 27, 2022
• 61 photos

Mom killed in second fatal shark attack to hit South Africa this year

"Two in one area is almost unheard of," one expert on South Africa's great white shark population tells CBS News.

• Sep 27, 2022

NASA crashes DART spacecraft into asteroid

NASA successfully crashed its DART spacecraft into an asteroid in hopes of altering the space rock's trajectory. Scientists hope to be able to use a similar strategy to protect Earth from future incoming asteroids. CBS News' John Dickerson speaks with Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute, about the historic implications of this unprecedented test.

• Sep 26, 2022
• 06:34

NASA tests planetary defense with asteroid collision

NASA crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in a test that could one day be used to prevent a doomsday collision with Earth. Mark Strassmann has more.

• Sep 26, 2022
• 01:37

How to watch NASA spacecraft crash into asteroid at 15,000 mph

NASA scientists are gearing up for the world's first mission testing planetary defense — and they want you to watch.

• Sep 26, 2022

NASA spacecraft is about to hit an asteroid "head-on" at 15,000 mph

The DART spacecraft is set to purposely crash into an asteroid — a test for a potential real threat far in the future.

• Sep 26, 2022

NASA hopes to knock asteroid off course

A first-of-its-kind NASA mission aims to ram a spacecraft into a harmless asteroid Monday night. As Mark Strassmann reports, the method could someday be used to defend planet Earth.

• Sep 26, 2022
• 03:16

Cities move to outlaw gas stoves

While dozens of cities around the U.S. are outlawing gas stoves due to the greenhouse gasses they add to the atmosphere, 20 states are prohibiting similar municipal bans. CBS News correspondent Ben Tracy has more.

• Sep 23, 2022
• 04:27

"Once-in-a-lifetime" Tonga volcano blast could warm the Earth

The watery blast from the volcano was huge and unusual — and scientists are still trying to understand its impacts.

• Sep 23, 2022

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