Trump Authorizes NASA To Lead Space Exploration Program To Send Astronauts To Moon, Mars
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President Donald Trump has set his sights on space.
The California wildfires are so large, astronauts on board the International Space Station can see them.
"Oumuamua" is the first observed object from outside our solar system, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature.
NASA has released a stunning time-lapse video representing life on Earth over the past 20 years.
Astronauts got a mouth-watering haul with Tuesday's Earth-to-space delivery — pizza and ice cream.
A rocket full of goodies is heading towards the stars.
Uber is aiming high as it announces its partnership with NASA to develop air traffic management systems for its flying taxi initiatives.
You're not really keen on taking a trip to Mars, but you'd sure like something fresh for your Insta feed? NASA's got just the thing for you: A boarding pass to the Red Planet.
Two NASA astronauts walked outside of the International Space Station for a 6.5 hour walk on Friday. This is the third spacewalk for the ISS this month.
NASA will hold the first of its kind cosmic fire drill - using an asteroid's close flyby to test the Earth's warning network.
Seems 'grease is the word' - even in space. On Tuesday, International Space Station commander Randy Bresnik and Mark Vande Hei ventured outside the orbiting platform to grease the robot arm's new hand.
A spacewalking rookie and experienced vet gave the International Space Station a big hand - literally.
NASA's asteroid-chasing spacecraft is swinging by Earth on Friday on its way to a space rock.
NASA'S Cassini spacecraft met a fiery end - disintegrating in the skies above Saturn after a 20-year journey.
NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida appears to have weathered Hurricane Irma well but remains closed while damage is assessed.
NASA has been watching hurricanes Irma, Jose and what is now remnants of Hurricane Katia from the International Space Station (ISS).
Astronaut Peggy Whitson returned to Earth late Saturday, wrapping up a record-breaking flight that catapulted her to first place for U.S. space endurance.
NASA may soon have the capability to send astronauts to the International Space Station from U.S. soil thanks to a private companies involved in a "space race" at the Kennedy Space Center.
With a "3, 2, 1,,,Lift off" the last of NASA's longtime tracking and communication satellites blasted off Friday morning.
It's delivery day aboard the International Space Station as a SpaceX Dragon capsule arrived packed with scientific goodies.
A SpaceX capsule rocketed to the International Space Station on Monday, carrying tons of science research, plus ice cream.
Millions of Americans will be staring up at the sky later this month when a rare total solar eclipse will be visible in certain parts of the country.
A 9-year-old boy from New Jersey hopes to soon call himself a "Planetary Protection Officer" with NASA - a real-life job.
The Kennedy Space Center's Mars rover is wrapping up its U.S. tour. The concept vehicle shows what a manned Mars rover might look like.
Retired astronaut Scott Kelly says during his year in space, he thought a lot about another world - Westeros.
Investigators say no evidence of repayment was found, and construction at the building was halted.
Mayor Steven Meiner signed a letter with other local mayors urging the governor to reverse the camera removal order.
The St. Thomas Aquinas senior is the top-ranked offensive tackle in the 2026 recruiting class.
The development of AI "doesn't look that different from say, 'Terminator,' or from science fiction films," Jacob Coxon said.
Crews started removing parts of the plane overnight while a cockpit transcript reveals pilots knew speed was excessive.
The hit-and-run crash was reported in the area of Northwest 117th Street and Northwest 7th Avenue around 8:40 p.m. Wednesday.
The victims were all wrapping up their eight-hour shift cleaning planes at Miami International Airport when the crash happened, according to one of the lawyers.
Cockpit recorder transcripts show the plane was moving too fast on approach, an aviation attorney says.
Investigators say no evidence of repayment was found, and construction at the building was halted.
Mayor Steven Meiner signed a letter with other local mayors urging the governor to reverse the camera removal order.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Degnis Bofill, who won a 2022 Latin Grammy, is being held at the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County while his asylum case is pending.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Carlos Tellez Sanchez had worked at a car dealership in Dallas during the day and drove for Uber Eats at night to support his family.
Courtney Walter said her husband, Jorge Luis Eliecer Ruiz, was stopped by immigration agents on Aug. 3 in Coconut Creek.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
The report found taxpayer money was routed through nonprofits and into political accounts, while Attorney General James Uthmeier faces fresh criticism over his role in the transfer.
Moskowitz discusses primary win, Democratic divide.
Gilbert is running for the seat that Frederica Wilson is retiring from.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Despite a rash of foodborne illnesses in recent months, one expert said the nation's food supply is "remarkably safe." Here's what to know.
Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Stella Parton gives insight into her sister Dolly Parton's marriage, makeup habits and views on death in an exclusive CBS News interview.
Dolly Parton died in Nashville on Aug. 25 at the age of 80 — a shock to fans around the world who weren't aware of her illness.
Ben Shelton ended Carlos Alcaraz's title reign in the latest-finishing match in U.S. Open history, pulling out the victory in a marathon tussle that ended at 3:33 a.m. Wednesday.
While performing in St. Louis on Saturday night, Lionel Richie appeared at one point to lean on a piano for support, according to video from the show.
The international airport in Nashville, Tennessee, would be renamed for Dolly Parton under a proposal by Tennessee's governor.