Solar probe launched on historic sun-study mission
NASA's $1.5 billion Parker Solar Probe takes off on a flight to "touch the sun"
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How to watch the 2018 Perseid meteor shower
NASA's Bill Cooke tells CBS News that spectators are in store for a better watching experience this year due to diminished moonlight
NASA delays probe launch
NASA delayed the launch of the Parker Solar Probe due to a technical glitch early Saturday morning, just by 24 hours. But NASA says the spacecraft is set to embark on the most ambitious solar mission ever. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss.
NASA counts down to mission to the sun
The Parker Solar Probe is expected to take off from Florida early Saturday on a trip to learn the secrets of the sun. The spacecraft, which is about the size of a compact car, will reach inside the sun's blistering atmosphere. CBS News’ Omar Villafranca has the details.
NASA prepares for sun mission
NASA will soon be launching Parker Probe, which will be the first spacecraft to "touch" the sun, hurtling through the solar atmosphere and coming within just 3.8 million miles of the surface. CBS News Space Analyst Bill Harwood joined us from just miles away from the launch pad.
Hissing package with note mentioning Trump sparks alarm in N.J.
Suspicious package that fell from the sky over New Jersey caused some alarm because it contained a note that mentioned the president
NASA's mission to the sun
In less than 24 hours, NASA will launch a historic mission, sending a spacecraft closer to the sun than ever before. The Parker Solar Probe will embark on a nearly seven-year venture, becoming the first spacecraft to have a direct encounter with a star. The $1.5 billion mission will revolutionize our understanding of the sun. Omar Villafranca reports.
Women portrayed in "Hidden figures" film might receive congressional medal
The Senate is considering awarding them a Congressional Gold Medal
NASA's solar probe cleared for launch on mission to "touch the sun"
The solar probe is "the coolest hottest mission under the sun," one scientist says
Calendar: Week of August 6
From a celebration of anime in Washington, D.C., to a cow made of butter in Iowa, "Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead
NASA named its solar probe after this 91-year-old rock star astrophysicist
The Parker Solar Probe will fly through the sun's outermost atmosphere – the first spacecraft ever to do so
NASA names solar probe after living scientist
One week from today, NASA is set to launch a unique space mission that may revolutionize our understanding of the sun. The Parker Solar Probe will fly right through the sun's outermost atmosphere – the first spacecraft ever to do so. The roughly 90 million-mile mission has another distinction: the probe is named for a 91-year-old living scientist. Barry Petersen reports.
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Big announcement for new era of space flight
For seven years, American astronauts have had to hitch rides into space on Russian rockets. That will soon change. CBS News' David Begnaud reports from the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Astronauts to fly commercial spacecraft
CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss NASA's plans to send astronauts to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX and Boeing capsules starting in 2019.
NASA names first astronauts for Boeing, SpaceX spaceships
NASA assigns astronauts to the first four flights of new space station-bound Boeing and SpaceX ferry ships
NASA announces crews for SpaceX, Boeing flights
At the Johnson Space Center in Houston, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine introduced nine astronauts who will serve as crew members for the first SpaceX and Boeing flights to the International Space Station.
Boeing, SpaceX could launch astronauts next year
NASA says the first piloted flights of Boeing and SpaceX crew ships are now planned for mid-2019
How to watch the longest lunar eclipse of the century
The eclipse will be visible from South America, Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia
Spectacular revelations courtesy of Hubble
After 28 years in space, the Hubble Space Telescope is sending back some of its most beautiful and revealing images from across the vast universe
What's next for the world's greatest telescope
60 Minutes looks at the past, present and future of the Hubble telescope, the "most transformative scientific instrument" ever
Newly discovered moons of Jupiter include tiny "oddball"
Astronomers have found a dozen more moons of Jupiter, pushing the planet's total to a record 79 -- including one with an "oddball" orbit
Engine originally designed for NASA's space shuttle is key to low-cost spaceplane
Boeing and Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully test-fired a space shuttle-era engine 10 times in 10 days, demonstrating the rapid turnaround capability critical to the Phantom Express
Woman sues NASA over alleged moon dust vial
A Tennessee woman is suing NASA over alleged moon dust she claims belongs to her. Laura Cicco says astronaut Neil Armstrong gave her the vial of moon dust when she was a child. The question now is whether she could be forced to give it back to NASA. Mark Strassmann spoke to Cicco about the gift.
Woman takes on NASA to keep moon dust she says Neil Armstrong gave her
Laura Cicco claims astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, gave her the vial of moon dust when she was a child
Details emerge about Charlie Kirk shooting suspect. Here's what we know.
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday while speaking an event at Utah Valley University.
Judge says U.S. trying to circumvent legal protections with deportations to Ghana
Earlier this month, the U.S. deported a group of non-Ghanaian nationals to Ghana, including deportees from Gambia and Nigeria.
"No Other Land" director says his West Bank home was raided by Israeli soldiers
"No Other Land" director Basel Adra said Israeli soldiers raided conducted a raid at his West Bank home on Saturday, searching for him and going through his wife's phone.
White House requests $58 million to increase security for executive, judicial branches
A White House official confirmed the extra funds would be directed to the U.S. Marshals Service and would also include enhanced protection for Supreme Court justices.
Trump calls on NATO countries to stop buying Russian oil to end Ukraine war
Mr. Trump said that NATO's commitment to winning the war in Ukraine "has been far less than 100%."
California legislature votes to phase out "forever chemicals" in cookware
California lawmakers voted to phase out a group of chemicals known as PFAS, which are often called "forever chemicals," in cookware.
Venezuela accuses U.S. of seizing fishing boat in Caribbean amid standoff
Venezuela's foreign ministry said nine fishermen were "illegally and hostilely" detained on Friday by the USS Jason Dunham.
Romania scrambles fighter jets after reporting drone incursion
Romania's defense ministry said Saturday that the country's airspace had been breached by a drone during a Russian attack on infrastructure in neighboring Ukraine.
Afghanistan and U.S. envoys reach agreement on a prisoner swap, Taliban claims
No information was provided on how many people are being held in each country, who they are or why they were imprisoned.