SpaceX Crew Dragon heads for Sunday splashdown
Splashdown will set the stage for operational Crew Dragon flights to begin later this year.
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Crew Dragon prepped for weekend splashdown
The Crew Dragon splashdown will be NASA's first astronaut water landing in 45 years.
NASA launches mission to Mars
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.
NASA launches mission to Mars
This is the first NASA mission explicitly designed to search for signs of life on another planet.
NASA launches Mars rover for historic mission
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.
Watch: NASA launches mission to Mars
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.
Mars rover poised for launch atop Atlas 5 rocket
NASA's Perseverance rover is the first step in a decade-long program to bring martian rock samples back to Earth.
NASA's helicopter flight over Mars a "Wright brothers' moment"
The helicopter, Ingenuity, will travel to Mars clutching the rover's belly and, a few months after touchdown, attempt to fly solo.
Hubble telescope captures beautifully detailed image of Saturn
Visible in the image are the planet's icy rings in stunning detail — and its moon Enceladus, which could support life.
NASA readies launch of Mars rover to look for signs of life
The most ambitious Mars mission yet aims to bring samples from the red planet back to Earth.
"Hope" mission launches to Mars
The United Arab Emirates launched an unmanned orbiter to Mars on Sunday, July 19. It's the first of three international Mars missions scheduled to get underway this month. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams has details.
Astronauts complete another spacewalk
Two NASA astronauts conducted another in a series of spacewalks at the International Space Station on Tuesday. It's part of an ongoing process to upgrade the orbiting space lab. CBSN's Errol Barnett has details.
Russian cargo ship sent to space station with nearly 3 tons of supplies
The Progress cargo ship docked at the International Space Station after a speedy two-orbit rendezvous.
Double meteor showers will light up the night sky next week
Two meteor showers are peaking at the same time next week.
Rare comet Neowise is closest to Earth today
Skywatchers still have a chance to spot the spectacular comet before is disappears for 6,800 years.
Spacewalk shifts focus to future upgrades
With their battery replacement work complete, two NASA spacewalkers focus on future upgrades.
UAE launches ambitious Mars mission
UAE's Hope Mars mission is intended to collect world-class science while inspiring the youth of the Middle East.
NASA targets August 2 splashdown for Crew Dragon astronauts
The splashdown will mark the first water landing for U.S. astronauts in 45 years.
How to spot 5 planets and the crescent moon without a telescope
Comet Neowise isn't the only cosmic phenomenon visible in the sky this weekend.
No, NASA has not discovered a new zodiac sign
NASA wants everyone to know that it did not change the zodiac calendar to add a thirteenth sign.
Former astronaut Mark Kelly runs for Senate
Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly has announced he's running for the late John McCain's Senate seat in Arizona. If he wins the Democratic primary, he would face Republican Martha McSally in 2020. Jim Nintzel, executive editor of Tucson Weekly, joins "Red and Blue" with more.
NASA delays launch of $8.8 billion space telescope amid pandemic
Despite a seven-month launch delay for the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA says no additional funding will be required.
Spacewalkers in home stretch of station upgrade
With two final spacewalks, a multi-year upgrade of the space station's power system will finally be complete.
Scientists release closest images ever taken of the sun
Stunning images captured by the $1.5 billion Solar Orbiter spacecraft provide a possible answer to a long-standing question: what heats up the star's outer atmosphere?
SpaceX launches internet satellites
SpaceX launched one of its Falcon 9 rockets from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying an additional 60 solar-powered Starlink internet relay satellites into orbit. The rocket's first stage later successfully landed back on Earth for a record fourth time.
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DOJ releases huge new set of Epstein files with many mentions of Trump
The Justice Department early Tuesday released more than 11,000 additional documents and photos from the Jeffrey Epstein files. Follow live updates here.
2 dead in nursing home explosion in Pennsylvania, several still missing, officials say
Two people are dead after an explosion at a nursing home in Bristol, Pennsylvania, and several are missing, Gov. Josh Shapiro said.
Supreme Court says Trump can't deploy National Guard to Chicago for now
President Trump invoked a law called Title 10 to bring members of the Illinois National Guard under federal service over the objections of state and local leaders.
At least 6 people killed in crash of medical flight near Galveston, Texas
A small Mexican navy plane on a medical mission crashed Monday near Galveston, Texas, killing at least six people.
Body of missing 9-year-old California girl Melodee Buzzard found, mother arrested
Authorities said Melodee Buzzard's body was found in a rural area outside of Cainville, Utah, and her mother was arrested Tuesday morning.
D.C. National Guard shooting suspect facing 5 additional federal charges
Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, is accused of fatally shooting Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and wounding Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe.
U.S. GDP grew at a blistering 4.3% pace in the third quarter
Economists polled by financial data firm FactSet had forecast an annualized 3% pace for the July to September period.
Former GOP Sen. Ben Sasse says he has stage-four pancreatic cancer
Republican Ben Sasse represented Nebraska in the U.S. Senate from 2015 to 2023, then became president of the University of Florida.
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Trump administration seeks to cancel thousands of asylum cases
ICE has filed more than 8,000 requests to toss out asylum claims in immigration court, asking judges to send immigrants to third-party countries.