NASA launches new UFO study
The team conducting the study includes former astronaut Scott Kelly along with 15 other scientists and experts.
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Orionid meteor shower expected to peak Friday morning
The Orionids travel at 148,000 mph and, because of their speed, can sometimes become fireballs when they enter Earth's atmosphere, NASA said.
Webb takes Hubble's "Pillars of Creation" to new heights
The $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope takes one of Hubble's most famous images to new heights.
Astronaut James McDivitt, commander of Apollo 9, dies at age 93
Former NASA astronaut James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission, died on Thursday, NASA said.
SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts wrap up 170-day space station visit
With the Crew Dragon's splashdown, NASA completed a complex sequence of flights to replace the station's seven-member crew.
New "early-warning system" makes it possible to see stars ripping apart
With the new system, researchers say people can "watch the surface of the star getting literally ripped apart in front of our eyes."
Pair of stars create "fingerprint" in photo taken by James Webb Space Telescope
The two intertwined stars, located 5,000 light years from Earth, create what looks like a "fingerprint" in space.
Climate change may have killed off life on Mars, study finds
A new study found that Mars may be a real-life warning of the deadly impact the greenhouse gas effect can have on a planet.
Dennis Tito, 82, to return to space
Twenty-one years ago, American businessman Dennis Tito made headlines when he became the first person to pay to go to space. Now at age 82, Tito announced his plans to return to space. He spoke with CBS News correspondent Janet Shamlian about his new mission and who he's taking with him.
Dennis Tito, world's first space tourist, plans flight around moon with SpaceX
The retired 82-year-old financial analyst, who paid $20 million for a trip to the space station in 2001, is gearing up for a flight around the moon and back.
NASA probe changed asteroid's course in successful test
The test verifies a possible technique for nudging a threatening asteroid or comet off course before it could impact Earth.
Tom Cruise could become first civilian spacewalker in upcoming film shoot
Tom Cruise's next mission is looking all the more possible — a studio executive says he's going to be "taking the world to space" in his upcoming film.
Scientists find galactic graveyard in the Milky Way
Finding the remains of ancient stars "was like trying to find the mythical elephant's graveyard," scientists say.
William Shatner says trip to space filled him with grief
Actor William Shatner says his 2021 trip to space aboard a Blue Origin capsule filled him with "overwhelming sadness." In an excerpt from his new book, he writes, "Every day, we are confronted with the knowledge of further destruction of Earth at our hands." CBS News' Lilia Luciano and Meg Oliver have more.
SpaceX Falcon 9 puts on spectacular sky show boosting 2 satellites to orbit
SpaceX's 46th launch so far this year put two Intelsat Galaxy communications satellites in orbit.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia taken into ICE custody, facing deportation to Uganda
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was taken into custody Monday by immigration authorities and the Department of Homeland Security said he is being processed for deportation to Uganda.
SpaceX scrubs Super Heavy-Starship's 10th test flight again due to weather
SpaceX hopes to pick up the pace with Super Heavy-Starship test flights amid concern the rocket may not be ready in time for a planned 2027 moon landing.
Trump wants to punish flag burning. Is burning the American flag illegal?
President Trump signed an executive order that seeks to go after people who burn the American flag.
Trump floats changing Defense Department to Department of War
President Trump on Monday floated returning the Department of Defense to its prior name, the Department of War, calling its current moniker "too defensive."
Lil Nas X pleads not guilty to felony battery against a police officer in L.A.
Lil Nas X has been charged with three felony counts of battery with injury on a police officer and one felony count of resisting arrest after he was arrested last week on Ventura Boulevard in Studio City.
House Oversight Committee subpoenas Jeffrey Epstein's estate
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer subpoenaed estate of Jeffrey Epstein, seeking over a dozen categories of documents.
First human screwworm case linked to travel confirmed in U.S., HHS says
"The risk to public health in the United States from this introduction is very low," said HHS spokesperson Andrew Nixon.
Why Cracker Barrel's new logo is a flop, according to branding experts
Cracker Barrel badly misread its own customer base — and our culturally sensitive times — in trying to spruce up its image, experts say.
Fighter jets scrambled to intercept Russian spy plane off Alaska
The U.S. military on Sunday intercepted a Russian spy plane flying in international airspace off Alaska, marking the third such instance in less than a week.