NASA launches Psyche probe on 6-year voyage to rare asteroid
The asteroid Psyche may be a sample of planetary core material left over from the birth of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.
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The asteroid Psyche may be a sample of planetary core material left over from the birth of the solar system 4.5 billion years ago.
A rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse will move across the U.S. on Saturday. NASA shared a viewing map and timeline.
As the first Native American in space, Nicole Mann told a crowd in her hometown of Petaluma she wants to inspire others to take the small steps that lead to giant leaps. Betty Yu reports. (10-5-23)
Kelsi Thorud reports on special training the crew of the USS John P. Murtha in preparation to help NASA recover Artemis II capsule (10-3-2023)
One of the ships now docked in San Francisco for Fleet Week has been involved in some missions that you could call out of this world.
A capsule carrying asteroid fragments from the early solar system slammed into the atmosphere Sunday before landing gently in the Utah desert.
A capsule carrying asteroid fragments from the early solar system slammed into the atmosphere Sunday before landing gently in the Utah desert. Brian Hackney reports. (9-24-23)
A half-pound hunk of asteroid is screaming toward impact with earth Sunday morning in the Utah desert and everyone near its bullseye is just fine with that.
The OSIRIS-REx sample return in Utah will bring a seven-year, four-billion-mile journey to a close, providing insights into the birth of the solar system.
The first Native American woman in space, Nicole Mann spoke to a rapt crowd of fans in her hometown of Petaluma at the Petaluma Woman's Club Tuesday.
NASA released a new report on UFOs — also known as unidentified anomalous phenomena — on Thursday. The report examines how the space agency can better contribute to the scientific understanding of the objects. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins "Prime Time" to separate fact from science fiction.
The image shows "luminous regions" around a newborn star in a strikingly high resolution.
NASA officials stressed that the group found no evidence that UAPs are "extraterrestrial" in nature, but said some of the objects cannot be explained.
The National Reconnaissance Office says the "Silent Barker" satellites will keep tabs on potentially threatening adversary spacecraft.
None of the asteroids pose any threat to Earth, according to NASA's Asteroid Watch dashboard.
The powerful James Webb Space Telescope revealed "crescent-like structures" within the SN 1987A supernova.
On Aug. 30, you will be able to see the month's second full moon, also known as a blue moon. It will appear bigger and brighter than usual, making it a supermoon, too.
One of the most highly anticipated annual meteor showers will be especially visible this weekend, if you know where in the Bay Area to try to watch the Perseids as they peak.
August features a pair of supermoons. The second supermoon will be a rare blue moon.
NASA has heard a "heartbeat" from its Voyager 2 spacecraft after a wrong command accidentally cut off communications.
Photons lost in space for 13.8 billion years were stopped in their tracks by a thousand-angstrom thickness of gold coating the 25 square meters of the James Webb Space Telescope, producing out-of-this-world images of the most distant galaxies detected to date.
It's been one year since NASA's powerful James Webb Telescope started bringing stunning images of galaxies far, far away. Brian Hackney reports. (7/12/23)
The stellar nursery in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex features about 50 young stars, all similar to Earth's sun or smaller.
A statue of the late astronaut Sally Ride was unveiled Tuesday at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Southern California. Forty years ago, Ride made history when she became the first American woman to travel to space. Elise Preston has more.
In the small town of Hat Creek in Shasta County, a few hours north of the Bay Area, a radio observatory is looking for a lot more than just stars.
