https://www.cbsnews.com/ Scitech Space From CBSNews.com Sat, 11 Apr 2026 05:08:04 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iss-spacewalk-today-astronauts-try-to-fix-battery-problem-run-cables-international-space-station/ The spacewalkers accomplished all of their primary objectives without any major problems butut both astronauts had trouble with their helmet headphones Mon, 08 Apr 2019 14:55:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/04/08/b30a388e-aeea-4106-8767-3d38e5ac9902/thumbnail/60x60/df42b58b1f97ad16a7f76c6cb078c8b2/spacewalk-040819-eva2.jpg bcc78e11-3dd6-404d-9364-1598982982a0 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacewalk-nasa-astronauts-international-space-station-today-2019-03-22/ Spacewalkers worked to replace massive batteries in International Space Station's solar power system Fri, 22 Mar 2019 15:26:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/03/22/db96c059-7f6a-430c-9a09-bc53afd1b02e/thumbnail/60x60/8265b5974c308005d72684afa8d57560/032219-eva2.jpg 5fbb028e-0324-48a5-819e-a3abb874550e https://www.cbsnews.com/news/soyuz-rocket-launches-u-s-russian-crew-to-international-space-station/ The flight came five months after two of the crew members went through a harrowing launch abort Thu, 14 Mar 2019 21:19:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/03/14/552b021c-d0c9-4452-8da7-6062443117c3/thumbnail/60x60/aa5b6aeacad6cd83a7c15cab53940455/031419-launch1.jpg 0d62fe1a-0110-4c57-b837-ffe326e8b0e5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-launches-crew-dragon-falcon-9-liftoff-today-2019-03-02/ SpaceX launches unpiloted crew ship on historic test flight Sat, 02 Mar 2019 07:37:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/03/02/4bae8f4e-fd41-4a34-92eb-cd33e02b2456/thumbnail/60x60/ffc1ec25ae36eaaefe0b78a5175036b3/kss.jpg 97db1606-d98e-4def-97ab-4782cdea878f https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-launch-spacex-falcon-9-carries-privately-funded-israeli-moon-lander-indonesian-comsat-watch-live-stream-today/ If successful, the $100M mission will put Israel in an exclusive club, joining the U.S., Soviet Union/Russia and China as only the fourth nation in space history to pull off a powered landing on the moon Thu, 21 Feb 2019 21:59:00 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/02/22/0ee49194-3bc7-4df9-b805-4081d6a3fb0e/thumbnail/60x60/fd068105f71586bd8a0a61b9df1e0bf0/022119-launch3.jpg df6af245-ba7d-43e4-bcb6-1cf3b90aa47b https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-mars-rover-opportunity-dust-storm-hopes-fading/ NASA engineers have not given up trying to revive the Opportunity Mars rover in the wake of a dust storm last year – but "we're getting close to the end" Fri, 25 Jan 2019 14:33:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/01/25/ca5d8ad0-4a09-4d1a-b374-06f07221f105/thumbnail/60x60/db0ab7bdc9ecc839fc028f239ecaf0db/012519-opportunity.jpg 53eca27d-31ca-4687-9430-82de66b53de0 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-new-horizons-space-probe-sharpest-image-of-ultima-thule/ NASA's New Horizons probe has sent back more photos from the far side of the solar system, a billion miles past Pluto Thu, 24 Jan 2019 17:27:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/01/24/5bf23339-1036-425b-81d3-0c585488c319/thumbnail/60x60/83624eeba065382e5519351aea7affbe/012419-ultima.jpg b3de48e2-7e6f-4037-bbf8-1585fdb957d8 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/eric-boe-nasa-astronaut-pulled-from-upcoming-flight-due-to-medical-issues/ NASA Astronaut Eric Boe has been pulled from a commercial crew test flight for medical reasons Tue, 22 Jan 2019 18:44:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2019/01/22/7bc71343-5b22-4e9c-a019-3cee5c2f3536/thumbnail/60x60/c3127dea6d6f18aa33f867e50720b471/012219-boe.jpg 275b2514-dcad-4b8f-a90b-6248e5c9d28b https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasas-osiris-rex-spacecraft-arrives-at-asteroid-bennu/ After a two-year, 76-million-mile journey, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has reached its target, the ancient asteroid known as Bennu Mon, 03 Dec 2018 13:40:37 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/08/24/ad23e254-9e73-4146-baac-138ceeeb4d28/thumbnail/60x60/bcfdfaab5cc79ae4cc6ab7a99319639a/orbit1.jpg 4bda5c3f-0689-4e8f-b8a2-a2b40e06d017 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mars-landing-nasas-insight-spacecraft-takes-selfie-after-surviving-supersonic-plunge/ Photo taken by robotic arm-mounted camera after it landed on the planet shows a close-up of the spacecraft itself Tue, 27 Nov 2018 06:52:00 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/11/27/55add81f-7308-45ed-b6bc-3d6282e1dd6e/thumbnail/60x60/f92336286fa2a7df686d5d59e2023769/mars-ap-18331099278944.jpg 1580e394-fc0b-437b-b363-3984bd17eae3 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-selects-landing-site-for-mars-2020-rover-jezero-crater/ NASA's Mars 2020 rover will land on an ancient lakebed near a broad delta in Jezero Crater to search for traces of life Mon, 19 Nov 2018 15:11:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/11/19/c8e080bb-601b-40c9-bd54-ad87b615f1fb/thumbnail/60x60/3c74fa28c3e0aa595835249c78dee517/mars2020.jpg 49ac612f-e03b-4d79-aa60-9fb3982986f5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bezos-blue-origin-wins-key-rocket-engine-contract/ A rocket engine developed by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin will power United Launch Alliance rocket Thu, 27 Sep 2018 18:42:03 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/09/27/75652c03-4f51-4e3a-ac8c-02e444e37be1/thumbnail/60x60/402631b6639e81ec58a246b9b0a9f675/092718-be4.jpg ed816508-ace9-4a3f-baaf-701f40c5c5f5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-mars-orbiter-spots-opportunity-rover/ NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the still-silent Opportunity rover on the surface of the red planet Tue, 25 Sep 2018 14:41:24 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/09/25/9b5b8f63-0a9f-48fd-ae45-152c689f585a/thumbnail/60x60/5804c0f2f443a2211c6d1e8ae613779e/092518-rover.jpg df7f2d48-f784-413f-8a2f-bda5ed59ba7b https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mars-dust-storm-nasa-hopes-opportunity-rover-will-phone-home/ A dust storm is easing on Mars, and NASA is hopeful its Opportunity rover will wake up and phone home Tue, 21 Aug 2018 13:02:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/08/21/36dc9554-767b-4969-bb43-520042d95bd4/thumbnail/60x60/a3b54f6be16847c15141710af889c9df/062118-mars.jpg eac97d53-91b9-475d-9a2b-5c3feb01c11a https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blood-moon-eclipse-spectators-around-the-world-marvel/ Of the 7.4 billion people on Earth, about 7 billion people could -- in theory -- see the eclipse, except for those in North America and Greenland Fri, 27 Jul 2018 18:40:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/07/27/9f96929a-dde6-42ee-b59c-1d6eec0d6382/thumbnail/60x60/38a8ca2878315707f3e40fa25d2bd78b/2018-07-27t204417z-1808674110-rc1d45fff4b0-rtrmadp-3-lunar-eclipse-germany.jpg 83817424-df3d-4d74-ad46-e68cc2a65077 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/moons-of-jupiter-astronomers-find-12-new-moons-orbiting-jupiter/ Astronomers have found a dozen more moons of Jupiter, pushing the planet's total to a record 79 -- including one with an "oddball" orbit Wed, 18 Jul 2018 20:41:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/07/17/2168b564-9b66-426d-af23-038e963562d1/thumbnail/60x60/75d5305d16d7c846ed51a2d0148b2b46/071718-jupiter.jpg d1a9c80a-092c-4614-948f-470d9a626a25 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blue-origin-test-flight-simulates-space-flight-emergency-scenario/ Private space company founded by Amazon's Jeff Bezos tests systems to prepare to carry future space tourists Wed, 18 Jul 2018 12:04:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/07/18/89916e40-741b-4e0d-b9b7-41d3fa93d2db/thumbnail/60x60/27f1e1d9a29076b735fcef45d0dad9c3/071818-launch.jpg d51f893f-f785-482b-8336-9110ac3abf25 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/space-station-astronauts-stage-camera-install-spacewalk/ Two NASA astronauts floated outside the space station Thursday for a six-and-a-half-hour excursion Thu, 14 Jun 2018 15:31:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/06/14/a1d0d3da-1e37-4402-839b-e07ec200f27b/thumbnail/60x60/f719094e53d8e1201d7301aebafb6d3b/061418-feustel.jpg 07f00213-0304-42b9-83dd-c1109046c884 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-mars-rover-opportunity-loses-contact-dust-storm/ NASA's Opportunity rover has dropped out of contact with Earth in the midst of a massive dust storm on Mars Wed, 13 Jun 2018 15:57:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/06/13/97a68dd4-36cd-4301-be66-6eda91f3a329/thumbnail/60x60/1c7604b5410722a0d8e825cd77c1a456/rover-opportunity.jpg 9ccd6e97-dc73-4020-91af-77eee4003cb2 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jupiter-moon-europa-water-plumes-signs-of-life/ Re-analysis of data from NASA's Galileo probe indicates jets of water on Jupiter's moon Europa; future mission will get a closer look Tue, 15 May 2018 01:00:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/05/14/5e32c04c-529c-4637-bada-de723a2988b8/thumbnail/60x60/4a9d63452eabe7fd9f94bc767379256d/051418-europa-fieldlines.jpg 1c32ae1d-7ec7-4b5c-b0b5-8e4cae904552 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-falcon-9-launch-nasa-tess-satellite-expands-search-for-exoplanets-live-stream-today-2018-04-18/ Running two days late, a NASA planet-hunting satellite is ready for its long-awaited mission Wed, 18 Apr 2018 21:00:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/04/18/814c7230-68e9-4cae-8019-0d47be442427/thumbnail/60x60/3da616e1eb84044c1d23cc22425268db/spacex-03.jpg be2dd4b1-fe98-4f16-ae1c-b72385221144 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/elon-musk-mars-explorers-sxsw-south-by-southwest-austin-texas-today-2018-03-13/ Tech mogul says humans must branch out into space, but admits the planet's first travelers to the red planet may not make it back alive Tue, 13 Mar 2018 22:09:04 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/03/14/59c55622-e224-42a7-814d-36f129ee5a95/thumbnail/60x60/4663d4c43e55fa51e247bfe4c88db9cc/ap-18038012230743.jpg 44aced56-8809-409c-84d7-78cee872bcb7 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/james-webb-space-telescope-passes-critical-milestone/ NASA's $8.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope passes a critical test of its optics Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:34:00 -0500 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2018/01/10/12ae583e-9e68-4aaa-9e81-f033053c4e66/thumbnail/60x60/34c820ce25dbe2bfcf6b19235eb98d85/011018-jwst-artist.jpg e9ab0ec2-13ca-4b82-ae0a-52b740284133 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cassini-grand-finale-on-saturn-nasa-marathon-of-scientific-discovery/ "This morning, a lone explorer, a machine made by humankind, finished its mission 900 million miles away" Fri, 15 Sep 2017 19:05:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2017/09/15/6d0d8fcf-7c13-4c6a-9014-3251eb405782/thumbnail/60x60/5868b3ac33cfaa245fe7907a75182537/091517-rings1.jpg 8a7dcc1e-8bbc-461b-9a2a-a304606901dc https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jupiter-juno-images-thrill-inspire-public-to-participate/ NASA leaves it up to the public to process pictures from the Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter; the results can be spectacular Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:15:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2017/07/14/6f6df28e-910a-4f04-af69-b6a4def906c9/thumbnail/60x60/c40f358f8956dca68a4af5e92e5ad4d5/071317-doran-poles.jpg 2e6e6040-e8e9-4db4-9d8a-e752b5dd9548 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jupiters-great-red-spot-juno-space-probe-photos/ NASA's Juno probe has sent back its first pictures of Jupiter's Great Red Spot from a close flyby Monday Thu, 13 Jul 2017 12:09:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2017/07/13/49940bc4-513c-4ca4-8eaf-5a1f957509f3/thumbnail/60x60/0951d2f11bc1138c091f467b43825575/071317-grs-doran-3.jpg 7c5c1cb4-1792-422a-ad64-6431551afbb5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gravity-waves-from-black-hole-merger-detected/ Scientists have detected gravitational waves from two colliding black holes some 3 billion light years away Thu, 01 Jun 2017 11:58:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2017/06/01/3ad2a2c6-30aa-4db9-b695-8820c6561af9/thumbnail/60x60/0337dcab1b5026339f68685febae1073/060117-blackholes1.jpg 49d0e823-c1d2-4487-b469-659640840e01 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cassini-completes-second-pass-inside-saturns-rings/ NASA's Cassini spacecraft is beaming back spectacular data during dives between Saturn's rings and the planet's cloud tops Thu, 04 May 2017 16:28:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2017/05/04/78286a35-2d1c-4971-b4b1-c58ddf35d004/thumbnail/60x60/701e9969261d306b4b7e5ed11bd2f9af/050317-cassini1.jpg 2d53f289-2951-4c6a-94ef-814a2682bbc5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cassini-phones-home-after-daring-saturn-encounter/ NASA's Cassini spacecraft is back in contact after shooting through the gap between Saturn and its rings Thu, 27 Apr 2017 05:27:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2017/04/27/dca78b76-7efe-406f-8db4-b8fd3c125501/thumbnail/60x60/dd64006d1867e9a7d25f2cd094f5ebe1/042717-cassini.jpg a2b7b239-2f7c-430f-839f-56bc4543ecba https://www.cbsnews.com/news/james-webb-space-telescope-set-for-critical-tests/ The James Webb Space Telescope, successor to NASA's hugely successful Hubble, is finally taking shape, on track for launch in 2018 Tue, 26 Apr 2016 13:18:46 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2016/04/26/0b4f343e-721e-464a-a92b-b68f5ef74898/thumbnail/60x60/5e68e29eaee3e354a4fc9967d8a33ecb/042616jwstmirrors1.jpg 1ebb3e2c-dd8b-4836-8cb6-04006e440856