NASA asteroid mission
NASA launched a seven-year mission Thursday with the hopes of sending a probe to an asteroid to retrieve a sample to return to Earth. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joined CBSN for the launch.
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Nasa asteroid mission
NASA is launching a spacecraft to an asteroid called Bennu, where it will retrieve a sample and return to Eearth. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN with details on the mission.
"Hidden Figures:" NASA women
A group of women at NASA called "human computers," many of them black, helped put a man on the moon. Their intellect was an essential part of America's ability to launch rockets into space. Jan Crawford shows us how they were relegated to a footnote in history -- until now.
Astronauts prepare for launch to International Space Station
Launch will mark SpaceX's third piloted flight to orbit and the first with a "used" Crew Dragon ferry ship.
SpaceX Crew Dragon launch delayed to Friday
NASA optimistic weather will cooperate for a Friday launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station.
Mars simulation in Hawaii
NASA hopes a year-long experiment that just ended will help reveal what it would be like to send astronauts to Mars. To prepare for a potential mission in the 2030s, researchers studied six people living like astronauts in a dome on top of a volcano in Hawaii. Errol Barnett reports.
Nasa's Hidden Figures
Acting as a sort of human computer, African-American mathematician Katherine Johnson made many of NASA's first missions possible.
NASA's "mega rocket"
NASA is testing what could be its most powerful rocket engine ever, in an effort to power the first manned mission to Mars. CBS News senior space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN with more.
Astronaut space walk
NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Jeff Williams completed a space walk outside the International Space Station Friday. Former NASA astronaut Tom Jones joins CBSN's Reena Ninan and Vladimir Duthiers with more on space exploration.
Ingenuity prepares for next mission on Mars
New video of Ingenuity's successful first flight makes it back to Earth as the helicopter prepares for its next mission that could happen as soon as Thursday. NASA scientists break down the monumental obstacles they had to overcome to accomplish the historical mission. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
NASA to study asteroid
NASA's latest mission involves studying an asteroid that could someday make impact with Earth. Chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute Derrick Pitts joins CBSN with the details.
Mark Kelly & Gabrielle Giffords speak at DNC
Astronaut Mark Kelly and former U.S. rep Gabrielle Giffords spoke at the DNC in support of gun control. They both declared their support for Hillary Clinton and said that she can bring about gun control.
NASA's Ingenuity helicopter makes maiden flight on Mars
Ingenuity became the first aircraft to fly on another planet.
Buzz Aldrin's new book
It's been nearly 50 years since Buzz Aldrin's boots hit the ground on the moon. But this American hero still has his sights set on space. He talks about his storied past and vision for the future in his new book, "No Dream Is Too High: Life Lessons From a Man Who Walked on the Moon." Meg Oliver reports.
Monumental moment: First flight on Mars
The first helicopter flight on Mars was a success as Ingenuity took flight in martian airspace. NASA scientists explain how this successful mission will change the future of exploration on the red planet. Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
The full episode of the CBS Evening News from the July 5, 2016 edition
FBI Director James Comey said Tuesday he does not recommend charges for Hillary Clinton in her use of a private email server while secretary of state; The biggest planet in Earth's neighborhood is also the most mysterious
NASA's Juno Mission
The biggest planet in Earth's neighborhood is also the most mysterious. NASA sent the Juno spacecraft to find out what's beneath the gas and clouds of Jupiter's atmosphere. Juno arrived on schedule Monday night. Don Dahler reports.
Exploring Jupiter
CBS News' Bill Harwood discusses NASA's Juno spacecraft, which will orbit Jupiter for the next two years before crashing into the planet.
Behind NASA spacecraft Juno's successful voyage to Jupiter
NASA scientists celebrated spacecraft Juno's entry into Jupiter's orbit Monday night. Juno is the fastest orbiter ever built, but it still needed almost five years to travel almost two billion miles to Jupiter. Its mission is scheduled to last for 20 months. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer and director of Fels Planetarium at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the feat.
Top Space News
Astronauts go underground to train for space; "space archaeology" is on the rise; and NASA tests out massive Mars rocket. Former NASA Astronaut Michael Massimino joins CBSN to discuss the latest space news.
Carbon dioxide at highest level in 3.6 million years
In a first of-its-kind study, NASA finds direct evidence linking human beings to climate change. CBS News meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the new evidence on climate change, how the coronavirus lockdown impacted the amount of carbon emissions being pumped into the air and how corporations prioritizing climate change.
NASA tests fire safety measures for future space voyagers
NASA tests fire safety measures for future space voyagers.
SpaceX test fires Falcon 9 ahead of crew launch Thursday
The Falcon 9 test firing and a dress rehearsal countdown set the stage for Thursday's Crew Dragon launch.
President John F. Kennedy announced his plan for the U.S. to put man on the moon 55 years ago
President John F. Kennedy announced his plan for the U.S. to put man on the moon 55 years ago. In the May 25, 1961 address to Congress, Kennedy called for the country to put men on the moon by the end of the decade. Just over 8 years later, on July 20, 1969, NASA's Apollo 11 mission fulfilled that goal. Watch Kennedy's address from the CBS News archives.
NASA astronaut returns safely to Earth after six months in space
Astronaut Kate Rubins arrived in a parachute landing southeast of the town Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan.
DOJ faces continued backlash over limited Epstein files release
The Justice Department is facing continued backlash over its partial releases of the Epstein files, with lawmakers and survivors denouncing the limited nature of the disclosures.
Trump admin says it's halting offshore wind projects over security risk
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said the agency is pausing leases for five offshore wind farms "due to national security concerns."
Watch Live: Trump to make announcement with Hegseth on shipbuilding
President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are speaking from the president's Florida estate.
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain free until at least next week
Kilmar Abrego Garcia — who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March — will remain free on supervised release until at least the end of the year.
Vance tries to unify conservatives as rifts exposed at Turning Point USA
Rifts over the direction of the conservative movement emerged during Turning Point USA's conference, as speakers attacked each other by name.
Barry Manilow reveals lung cancer diagnosis, cancels concerts due to surgery
The singer said an MRI showed a cancerous spot on one of his lungs after he recovered from a lengthy bout of bronchitis.
Bondi Beach gunmen got firearms training together, police say
The man police say killed 15 people at Sydney's Bondi Beach along with his father obtained firearms training with him, documents show.
Everytown for Gun Safety stirs controversy with move into firearms training
When the advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety announced it would introduce a new array of firearms training classes, it caught some longtime supporters off guard.
Chris Rea, British singer of "Driving Home for Christmas," dies at 74
Chris Rea found fame in the 1980s in Britain with hits such as "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" and "Let's Dance."