Katherine Johnson turns 100
A trailblazer for African-American women celebrated her 100th birthday Sunday. Katherine Johnson made her mark as a NASA mathematician and was portrayed in the film "Hidden Figures." Norah O'Donnell has her story.
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NASA reveals first images of Bennu asteroid
NASA is one step closer to completing a daring mission of using an unmanned space craft to collect pieces of an asteroid. It requires having a spacecraft catch up to, orbit and scrape the asteroid's surface then return the samples to earth. Kris Van Cleave reports.
Asteroid probe captures first images of its distant target
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is on course to slip into orbit around an asteroid called Bennu on New Year's Eve
Asteroid larger than pyramids to zoom past – not into – Earth
Scientists say no cause for alarm; NASA estimates it to be as large as 524 feet in diameter and it's projected to fly by next week
Pence rallies NASA with visions of moon missions
Vice President Mike Pence told Johnson Space Center workers NASA will return to the moon in the 2020s
NASA hopeful Mars rover will phone home
A dust storm is easing on Mars, and NASA is hopeful its Opportunity rover will wake up and phone home
Aretha Franklin's legacy will live on with namesake asteroid, NASA says
The U.S. space agency says it named asteroid 249516 "Aretha," which will "keep orbiting beyond Mars"
NASA launches historic Parker Solar Probe
A United Launch Alliance heavy-lift Delta 4 rocket thundered away from Cape Canaveral early Sunday, boosting NASA's $1.5 billion Parker Solar Probe into space on a daring seven-year mission to "touch the sun" with repeated trips through the star's blazing outer atmosphere. BBC News' Michael Cowan reports.
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"
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.
Maps show winter storm forecast for ice and snow from Great Lakes to Northeast
Millions of Americans live in areas under winter storm alerts stretching from northern Minnesota to the Eastern Seaboard.
U.S. launches strikes on ISIS targets in Nigeria, Trump says
Strikes against ISIS targets in Nigeria come after President Trump spent weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.
Zelenskyy says he will meet Trump on Sunday for Ukraine-Russia talks
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he and President Trump have agreed to meet in Florida on Sunday, signaling progress in talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
Veterans Affairs Department reimposing near total abortion ban
The Veterans Affairs Department is reimposing a near total ban on abortions for veterans and their families that was modified in 2022.
Israel police say 2 killed in car-ramming and stabbing attack by Palestinian
The attack began Friday afternoon in the northern city of Beit Shean, where the Palestinian man crashed his vehicle into people, killing one man and injuring a teenage boy.
Kimmel skewers Trump, tells U.K. viewers "tyranny is booming" in U.S.
The message, aired on Channel 4 on Christmas Day, reflected on the impact of President Trump's second term in office thus far.
Death toll from UPS cargo plane crash in Louisville rises to 15
On Nov. 4, UPS Flight 2976 bound for Hawaii crashed moments after takeoff from Louisville International Airport, where UPS has its global aviation hub.
Here's what is open on the day after Christmas, from retailers to banks
With President Trump declaring Dec. 26 a federal holiday, here's what's open and closed on Dec. 26.
15 hurt in stabbing, chemical liquid attack in Japan tire factory
More than a dozen people were injured in a stabbing attack in a factory in central Japan in which a liquid believed to be bleach was also sprayed, authorities said.