Wayward SpaceX rocket to slam into moon, leave 16-foot deep crater
The impact will not be visible to the naked eye, but photos are expected to come from a lunar satellite at a later time.
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The impact will not be visible to the naked eye, but photos are expected to come from a lunar satellite at a later time.
An upgraded version of the world's most powerful rocket is key to landing NASA astronauts on the moon in the agency's Artemis program.
NASA's Jared Isaacman says the crew was selected solely based on their experience, expertise and availability for flight assignment.
NASA's Artemis III astronauts plan to carry out rendezvous and docking procedures with commercial moon landers being built by SpaceX and Blue Origin.
Out of an abundance of caution, NASA briefly directed five of the seven crew members aboard the International Space Station to wait inside the docked SpaceX Crew Dragon "Freedom" spacecraft.
Damage to Blue Origin's lone launch pad in the wake of last week's spectacular explosion was not as severe as initially feared, the company said.
The FLEX Rover will be equipped to carry two astronauts and traverse hundreds of miles of lunar terrain.
Blue Origin assess the impact of Thursday's New Glenn explosion, prompting concern about NASA moon program delays.
Perfecting SpaceX's mammoth rocket will be critical to NASA's plans for returning astronauts to the surface of the moon.
The new rocket features a host of upgrades intended to improve safety and performance of the world's most powerful rocket.
NASA's Apollo 17 crew reported seeing three mysterious dots and sparks that resembled fireworks, according to new files released by the Pentagon.
The Artemis II astronauts joined "CBS Mornings" for a live town hall where they took questions from kids just weeks after returning from their historic moon mission.
The four Artemis II astronauts struggled to describe the view and overall experience of flying around the moon's far side and witnessing a solar eclipse in deep space.
The Artemis II astronauts flew back to the Johnson Space Center in Houston Saturday to cheers and applause from family members and hundreds of NASA workers.
The Artemis II crew's nine-day moon mission set a record for the farthest any human has ever traveled from Earth. Here's a look at the key moments.
Trump threatened Tehran with "decapitation" Monday, before Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis claimed to have struck a Saudi airport.
The impact will not be visible to the naked eye, but photos are expected to come from a lunar satellite at a later time.
One woman in her mid-thirties says her income of $60,000 wasn't enough to cover all her bills after a breakup, leading her to move back home.
Some White House officials hope embattled GOP Rep. Max Miller exits his congressional race immediately, and President Trump has expressed a similar sentiment, multiple sources say.
A 16-year-old lifeguard is being hailed a hero after rescuing a boy from a rip current off the coast of Santa Cruz, California, last month.
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro was seen with a large box as she left the White House Monday after her meeting with President Trump.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general.
One woman in her mid-thirties says her income of $60,000 wasn't enough to cover all her bills after a breakup, leading her to move back home.
Here's what employees can expect for a raise in 2027 as companies move away from broad-based pay increases.
New U.S. tariffs are hurting consumers and businesses, California's attorney general said in filing suit to block levies on 60 countries.
President Trump said U.S. oil companies made "too much money" from high oil prices. "I'm not happy about it," he added.
SpaceX will release its first earnings report as a public company on Tuesday in a key test for the company's stuttering stock price.
Some White House officials hope embattled GOP Rep. Max Miller exits his congressional race immediately, and President Trump has expressed a similar sentiment, multiple sources say.
U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro was seen with a large box as she left the White House Monday after her meeting with President Trump.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general.
Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens, one of two Democrats in the primary for her party's Senate nomination, stands firm on backing U.S. military aid to Israel and claims opponent Abdul El-Sayed doesn't recognize Israel's right to exist.
Voters are going to the polls Tuesday in five states: Michigan, Virginia, Missouri, Kansas and Washington.
Two people have died of cyclosporiasis in Michigan, officials said Monday, as the state battles the worst outbreak of the disease in the country. Carter Evans has the details.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Rising premiums forced many people in Affordable Care Act plans to give up their coverage. But the Trump administration claims a huge drop in enrollment is almost entirely due to its fraud crackdown.
Megan Kaverman's weight gain, fatigue, high blood pressure and other symptoms were dismissed for years before she was diagnosed with a rare heart disease.
A federal judge sentenced the owner of a peptide company to nearly 6 years in prison for deceiving customers and selling products adulterated with steroids, citing a "trail of harm." Adam Yamaguchi reports.
Guatemalan officials on Monday began evacuating two villages near the Fuego volcano due to the ongoing eruption.
Authorities described this as the Gaza Strip's biggest mass funeral since the war began, mourning dozens of people, including women and children, recently recovered from the rubble.
A serviceman in Russian-held Crimea opened fire on fellow soldiers and civilians, killing four people and wounding four, officials said.
The munitions, both German and French, consist mainly of mortar shells, along with some high-explosive anti-tank shells.
Ten of the 16 lions in Tama Zoological Park have suffered symptoms such as "loss of appetite and decreased activity" since mid-July, and three lionesses died, the zoo said.
One day after announcing she'll step back from the spotlight after her tour ends, Ariana Grande spoke directly to fans at Monday night's show in Chicago. The singer said the decision was her own and "was made from a thoughtful and empowered place."
Tony Award-winning producer Jordan Roth talks about starring in the "The Shards" and describes what it was like to go from behind the scenes on Broadway to making his major on-screen acting debut.
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" leapt straight to the top of the box office this weekend. Its $360 million opening weekend debut is the biggest in U.S. history. Marlow Stern, chief correspondent at Variety, joins CBS News to discuss all the latest movie news.
A social media trend encouraging users to share what they love about their favorite person is bringing light to TikTok and other platforms.
A representative for pop star Ariana Grande says the singer is planning to step out of the public eye after wrapping her ongoing Eternal Sunshine Tour amid "endless, ongoing public scrutiny." Grande has also dropped out of the London-based musical "Sunday in the Park with George," which is set to open next year.
Top executives from leading artificial intelligence companies are set to meet with White House officials, according to media reports. Ian Krietzberg, an AI correspondent for Puck News, has more.
The order asks AI companies to share previews of powerful new models with the government before they are released to the public.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Lauryn Williams, the deputy director and senior fellow of the Strategic Technologies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins to discuss the U.S. probe into Iran possibly targeting water systems in Michigan and Minnesota.
An artificial intelligence model that was being tested by OpenAI went rogue and hacked the firm Hugging Face on its own, in what Hugging Face CEO Clément Delangue called a "very weird and unprecedented" incident.
Guatemalan officials on Monday began evacuating two villages near the Fuego volcano due to the ongoing eruption.
The footage is believed to be only the fourth complete humpback whale birth ever recorded on film anywhere in the world and the first-ever captured by drone.
A photographer operating a drone off the coast of Australia captured a humpback whale giving birth. It's believed to be the first time such a birth has been recorded by a drone.
Science shows us that, even though plants don't have brains, they seem to have a nervous system that responds to touch in remarkable ways. Robert Krulwich and puppeteer Barnaby Dixon explore the science of thigmomorphogenesis (the phenomenon of plants reacting to outside stimulae), a discussion that plants the seeds for a song.
Nearly 30 beluga whales were sent to aquariums across the U.S. in a multinational emergency operation after their home aquarium in Canada shuttered. Jared Ochacher reports.
Law enforcement officials and medical personnel continued testimony on Day 6 of Lindsay Clancy's murder trial. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has the latest.
Officials arrested a man on suspicion of arson as the Spokane, Washington, area battles multiple fires. Fire crews are working around the clock to contain the massive blazes. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave reports.
Police arrested a man in connection with one of three devastating wildfires charring homes, businesses and nature in Washington State. CBS News' Bradley Blackburn has more.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told CBS News last Thursday that he didn't have a ransom note saying Nancy Guthrie was dead. But one day later he released a note saying just that. CBS News' Anna Schecter reports.
New information is coming out about the shooting at an In-N-Out restaurant in Idaho that killed three people over the weekend. CBS News' Lilia Luciano reports.
The impact will not be visible to the naked eye, but photos are expected to come from a lunar satellite at a later time.
The Soyuz MS-28 landing in Kazakhstan brought a 241-day stay in space to a successful conclusion.
An upgraded version of the world's most powerful rocket is key to landing NASA astronauts on the moon in the agency's Artemis program.
When scientists examined the preserved fragments of a meteorite that crashed in 2024, they found brine-like fluids and key molecules.
The new crew will replace three other Soyuz fliers wrapping up a 240-day stay aboard the International Space Station.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Scroll through our gallery of some of 2026's leading musical acts, featuring images by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
Sylvie Cachay was found dead in an overflowing bathtub at the exclusive Soho House in New York City on Dec. 9, 2010. A water leak at the hotel gave away a timeline that may have revealed her killer.
The Obama Presidential Center, museum and library opens in Chicago with a star-studded grand opening ceremony and public watch party on Midway Plaisance.
Family seeks answers in death of newlywed who disappeared in 2005 while on Mediterranean honeymoon cruise.
President Trump and other officials hope embattled GOP Rep. Max Miller exits the congressional race in Ohio immediately, multiple U.S. officials familiar with the matter tell CBS News. CBS News' Taurean Small has more.
Law enforcement officials and medical personnel continued testimony on Day 6 of Lindsay Clancy's murder trial. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has the latest.
The Department of Justice is moving to dismiss a class action lawsuit by participants of the U.S. Capitol riots on Jan. 6, 2021. CBS News' Jake Rosen has the latest.
Top executives from leading artificial intelligence companies are set to meet with White House officials, according to media reports. Ian Krietzberg, an AI correspondent for Puck News, has more.
A Ukrainian drone struck a busy beach off the Black Sea in a deadly attack, Russian officials said, as the two countries continue to trade strikes. CBS News' Aidan Stretch has the latest.