In latest test flight, SpaceX loses contact with its Starship

After back-to-back Starship upper stage failures, SpaceX on Tuesday again launched the world's most powerful rocket, but faced new problems.

• May 28

Strauss waltz to be beamed into space to mark his 200th birthday

The classical piece will be beamed into the cosmos as the Vienna Symphony Orchestra performs it.

• May 25

NASA's Mars Perseverance's snaps new selfie with a Martian dust devil

The latest selfie by NASA's Perseverance rover at Mars has captured an unexpected guest: a Martian dust devil.

• May 21

Study suggests scientists were wrong about dark streaks on Mars

Slope streaks once believed to be signs of water on Mars might really be signs of rockfall and high winds, a new study says.

• May 20

Reporter's Notebook: Man who saved Apollo 13

When Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell said, "Houston, we've had a problem," it was Ed Smylie who had the solution. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson has the story after Smylie's death at 95.

• May 16
• 01:59

Webb telescope captures images of Jupiter's auroras in stunning detail

Jupiter's stunning auroras are hundreds of times brighter than those seen on Earth, as pictured in new images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.

• May 12

May's full flower moon appears today. Here's how and when to see it.

May's full flower moon will light up the night sky.

• May 12

Soviet-era spacecraft plunges back to Earth after 53 years stuck in orbit

Kosmos 482 was launched by the then-Soviet Union in 1972 as part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a rocket malfunction.

• May 10

Soviet spacecraft plunging back to Earth

A Soviet-era spacecraft that was meant to land on Venus in 1972 is plunging back to Earth. Marlon Sorge, an executive director at The Aerospace Corporation, joins CBS News with what to expect.

• May 9
• 03:37

Soviet spacecraft is plunging back to Earth 53 years after launch

A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days.

• May 9

When, where to see Eta Aquariid meteors as the shower peaks this month

Meteors from the Eta Aquariids, known for their speed and created from space debris originating from Halley's comet, will zoom across the sky as the shower peaks.

• May 5

Astronaut joins all-female spacewalk 6 years after missing out

An astronaut who missed out on the first all-female spacewalk is getting her chance six years later.

• May 1

Satellite launches on mission to "weigh" the world's 1.5 trillion trees

The European Space Agency's Biomass satellite is currently in orbit over the Amazon rainforest.

• Apr 30

NASA releases stunning space photos to mark Hubble anniversary

The Hubble Space Telescope "opened a new window to the universe" when it launched into space. Now, 35 years later, NASA is releasing some stunning images to celebrate.

• Apr 24

NASA images show peanut-shaped asteroid during high-speed flyby

This asteroid is bigger than scientists anticipated, about 5 miles long and 2 miles wide at its widest point — resembling a deformed peanut.

• Apr 22

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