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Two American astronauts, Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins, will have to wait to continue making urgent repairs aboard the International Space Station. Terrell Brown reports their first outing brought progress and a new problem.
CBS News contributor Michio Kaku, a City College of New York physics professor, speaks with Jeff Glor and Vinita Nair on the latest spacewalk by American astronauts and the concern over the astronauts' 35-year-old space suits.
Astronauts have begun the first of three planned spacewalks to repair a vital cooling system that failed on the International Space Station. Bill Harwood reports.
Ahead of the expected reversal of its magnetic field, images caught by the orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory show what NASA calls a "curling spray" of plasma leaping from an active region of the sun's surface. NO AUDIO.
Astronomers all over the world kept a close eye on the Comet ISON to see if it would survive an expected close encounter with the sun. NASA scientists say it doesn't look good for the comet. Some recent images seem to hint a bit of the comet's dust tail may have survived. Lee Cowan reports.
On Nov. 12, NASA released footage of Typhoon Haiyan that was captured by cameras at the International Space Station (ISS). The astronauts currently working and living on the ISS also tweeted photos of the storm.
The space agency will no longer use nicknames like "Eskimo Nebula" or "Siamese Twins Galaxy."
Scientists predicted that the ice caps wouldn't completely melt until 2022.
Mark Strassmann speaks to NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, who had a successful landing back on Earth. They describe their landing and what they can do better for next time. One astronaut's wife is going to be flying in the same capsule next year.
With a piloted test flight complete, NASA hopes to certify the SpaceX capsule for operational missions.
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley held a news conference after their return from the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon, the first commercial spacecraft to carry astronauts into orbit. Watch a portion of their remarks.
When the SpaceX "Endeavour" capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday afternoon, it marked the successful end of the first U.S. commercial manned space mission. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN's Lana Zak with details on the historic day, which had been 10 years in the making.
Two NASA astronauts are back home in Houston after a historic return to Earth. It was the first splashdown by U.S. astronauts in 45 years, and the first commercial mission to carry a crew to and from the International Space Station. Mark Strassmann reports.
SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule safely returned to Earth on Sunday afternoon, splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico with two astronauts on board. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine joined CBSN to discuss the historic mission.
Sunday's splashdown was the first by U.S. astronauts in 45 years, with the first commercially built and operated spacecraft to carry people to and from orbit.
Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken, two NASA astronauts, returned to Earth in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk's SpaceX company. Watch their landing and and commentary from CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood and retired Air Force veteran Colonel Scott Caine.
Splashdown will set the stage for operational Crew Dragon flights to begin later this year.
The Crew Dragon splashdown will be NASA's first astronaut water landing in 45 years.
NASA launched its Perseverance rover on a seven-month journey to Mars, where it will search for signs of past life on the red planet. CBS News' Chris Martinez has more on the mission.
This is the first NASA mission explicitly designed to search for signs of life on another planet.
NASA's Perseverance rover is the first step in a decadelong effort to return Martian samples to Earth. Perseverance will travel almost 300 million miles and reach the red planet in February of 2021. Mark Strassmann reports.
An Atlas 5 rocket carrying NASA's Perseverance rover blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a seven-month journey to Mars. Watch CBSN's live coverage of the launch.
NASA's Perseverance rover is the first step in a decade-long program to bring martian rock samples back to Earth.
The helicopter, Ingenuity, will travel to Mars clutching the rover's belly and, a few months after touchdown, attempt to fly solo.
Visible in the image are the planet's icy rings in stunning detail — and its moon Enceladus, which could support life.
The conservative activist and Turning Point USA co-founder died Wednesday after he was shot at an event at Utah Valley University.
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday while speaking an event at Utah Valley University. Authorities have not identified a suspect.
Charlie Kirk was shot and killed at an event at Utah Valley University Wednesday. His body was flown on Air Force Two to Arizona, where he lived with his family.
Responding to President Trump, Poland's leader said, "we would also wish that the drone attack on Poland was a mistake. But it wasn't."
Advisory committee meetings help FDA scientists make decisions and increase public understanding of drug regulation, and abandoning them doesn't make sense, former officials said.
The U.S. military strike killed 11 people who the Trump administration said were Tren de Aragua members. A Venezuelan official denied they were involved in the gang.
The Trump administration wants an appeals court to lift a ruling that blocked President Trump from firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook before an interest rate meeting next week.
Members of Congress are curtailing outdoor events and public appearances in the wake of the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.
Ryan Routh, who is representing himself, was warned by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to stay on topic.