SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on the next giant leap for mankind
The aerospace entrepreneur says we are only a few years away from employing reusable rockets to bring people to the moon and Mars, making humans a "multi-planet species"
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Mike Pence says U.S. will first go to the moon, then Mars
"That's the policy that the President's put into motion since reestablishing the national space council," Pence said
SpaceX's Elon Musk says he can put a man on Mars in four years
Preview: The aerospace entrepreneur tells "CBS Sunday Morning" he is thinking bigger, and faster, about manned missions to the Moon and the Red Planet
Archives: Apollo 11 Astronauts on travel to Mars
From 1969, Face the Nation sits down with the first men to walk on the moon.
Americans still proud of first moon landing 50 years later
Americans favor another U.S. mission to the moon and exploration of Mars
Seeing red: Mankind gets closer to Mars
NASA and SpaceX are both readying unmanned missions to the Red Planet, with the goal of putting human-filled boots on the ground
NASA spots "Star Trek" Starfleet logo on Mars
Hopefully, it finds some aliens sporting Vulcan salutes next
Trump criticizes NASA moon plans he approved
In a tweet, the president disparaged NASA's moon mission plan that his administration had endorsed
NASA just detected the first "marsquake"
For the first time since its mission began, NASA's InSight lander has detected what scientists believe to be a marsquake
4 companies produce 6 million tons of plastic yearly
Coca-Cola produces 3 million tons of plastic annually—as much as Mars, Nestle and Danone combined
NASA says first person on Mars "likely" a woman
The future of space exploration will include more women than ever before, according to NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine
End of the line for NASA's Mars rover
NASA has declared the mission of the Mars rover Opportunity officially complete, 15 years after its launch. The solar-powered vehicle hasn't been hear from since June, when a dust storm swept across the red planet. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports.
Rover bites the dust on Mars, ending 15-year mission
NASA officially terminates the Mars Opportunity mission eight months after losing contact with the rover
Hope fading for Mars Opportunity rover
NASA engineers have not given up trying to revive the Opportunity Mars rover in the wake of a dust storm last year – but "we're getting close to the end"
2019 poised to be busy year for space events
From private rocket launches to NASA probes landing on Mars, 2018 was a big year for space exploration. There could be even more spectacular achievements in 2019. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss.
NASA captures sound of Martian wind
NASA's InSight space probe has sent back the first sounds ever heard from the surface of Mars. "CBS This Morning" has details.
Sound from Mars heard for first time on Earth
NASA's InSight Mars lander, which touched down on Mars last week, captured a bassy vibrating rumble deflecting off the lander's 7-foot solar panels
NASA spacecraft takes selfie after supersonic landing on Mars
Photo taken by robotic arm-mounted camera after it landed on the planet shows a close-up of the spacecraft itself
NASA lander touches down on Mars
NASA's Insight lander hit the Martian atmosphere at 13,000 mph on Monday, slowing to just 5 mph when it touched down on the surface. It sent its first picture from the red planet soon after. CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas reports.
NASA's InSight lander touches down on Mars
NASAs InSight Mars lander touched down on the red planet Monday for a mission to probe the martian interior
NASA's InSight Lander set to land on Mars
NASA could make history Monday if its latest Mars lander successfully touches down on the red planet. For the first time, scientists will study not just the planet's surface but also its core. The InSight Lander is set to land just before 3 p.m. ET after traveling almost 300 million miles. Jamie Yuccas reports.
NASA's Mars InSight lander touches down
CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN as NASA mission control streams live coverage of the spacecraft's landing on Mars.
NASA preps to land rover on Mars
Monday afternoon, NASA will attempt to land a spacecraft on Mars. It has been done before, but the thin Martian atmosphere makes it very difficult. More than half of attempted landings on Mars have failed. CBS News' Chris Martinez reports.
NASA selects landing site for Mars 2020 rover
NASA's Mars 2020 rover will land on an ancient lakebed near a broad delta in Jezero Crater to search for traces of life
Ron Howard on using hybrid storytelling in the National Geographic series "Mars"
Howard's TV series about the first human mission to Mars combines documentary-style interviews with scripted elements and visual effects
Israel and Hamas reach deal to release all hostages, Trump says
The announcement comes days after he presented a 20-point peace plan aimed at ending the war in Gaza.
Senate votes fail again as government shutdown drags on
The government shutdown stretched into Day 9 on Thursday as another round of Senate votes failed to advance funding bills.
Hearing on tap as 500 National Guard troops deployed in Chicago area
A federal judge is expected to rule on Thursday on a request from the governor and mayor to block the troop deployment.
Senate votes down war powers resolution aimed at blocking Trump's boat strikes
Senate Democrats forced a vote under the War Powers Act aimed at blocking continued U.S. strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats off the coast of Venezuela.
New DoD credential restrictions send "message of intimidation," press corps says
The Pentagon Press Association said its negotiations with the Defense Dept. over new restrictions "have not been as successful as we had hoped."
Colombian president alleges U.S. bombed boat from his country; White House denies
The president of Colombia alleged the U.S. military struck a boat carrying Colombian citizens — which the White House vehemently denied.
Publix to allow open carry in its Florida stores
The decision comes about two weeks after an appeals court ruling overturned the state's ban on open carry.
2 Pa. state troopers shot after chase, suspect shot dead, troopers say
Two Pennsylvania State troopers and a suspect were shot Wednesday in Chambersburg, officials say.
Tropical Storm Jerry could become hurricane by weekend, forecasters say
Tropical Storm Jerry could become a hurricane by the weekend, forecasters say.