NASA tests first ever moon rover in Mountain View
NASA engineers tested the first robotic moon rover last week as its prototype practiced descending off a test model of a lunar lander ramp at the Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
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NASA engineers tested the first robotic moon rover last week as its prototype practiced descending off a test model of a lunar lander ramp at the Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Musk says the Super Heavy/Starship rocket may be ready for a second attempt to reach orbit in about six weeks.
Brian Hackney reports on NASA celebrating spike in solar activity over next 18 months (6-21-2023)
You may have missed the moment of the summer solstice, which brushed the Bay Area at 7:57 a.m. Wednesday morning. It did not go unnoticed.
An economic space race is underway between companies developing high-tech lunar landers to deliver cargo to the moon. In coming months, two start-ups plan to launch the first of what they hope will be a fleet of landers. Mark Strassmann looks a look at this new space race in “American Innovation.”
The 16-member independent study group is set to release a report detailing the findings of its investigation later this summer.
Three NASA veterans, including one of the world's most experienced female spacewalkers, and a Canadian rookie astronaut will fly around the moon next year.
Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars will align on Tuesday night.
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying four astronauts to work on the International Space Station. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joined CBS News to discuss why the launch had been delayed, the importance of international coordination on space travel, and how SpaceX has changed the landscape.
An issue with the Falcon 9 rocket's engine ignition system prompted the postponement.
The comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is believed to have traveled billions of miles from the most distant region of the solar system — and this will likely be the only time it's visible from Earth for thousands of years.
The first Native American woman in space ventured out on a spacewalk Friday to prep the International Space Station for more solar panels.
InSight recently sent back one last selfie after four years of exploring the red planet.
The first mission to survey nearly all of the water on Earth's surface lifted off Friday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County.
The successful return to Earth marks a major milestone in NASA's plans to return astronauts to the surface of the moon.
KPIX science editor Brian Hackney explains what to watch for as a pioneering spacecraft returns to earth this weekend. (12-10-22)
SpaceX launched internet satellites for a competitor Thursday, stepping in to help after the London-based OneWeb company halted its flights with Russia over the invasion of Ukraine.
Mission controllers with the Artemis program just wrapped up a critical maneuver to put the Orion space capsule into a record-breaking lunar orbit. It will now eclipse Apollo 13 to become the most distant human-capable craft ever launched from Earth.
Mission controllers with the Artemis program just wrapped up a critical maneuver to put the Orion space capsule into a record-breaking lunar orbit. Brian Hackey reports. (11-25-22)
After a spectacular lunar flyby, the Orion capsule is headed toward a distant orbit around the moon.
NASA's new moon rocket blasted off on its debut flight early Wednesday, bringing the U.S. a big step closer to putting astronauts back on the lunar surface for the first time in 50 years.
If all goes well, the SLS rocket will send an unpiloted Orion capsule on a nearly monthlong journey to circle the moon and return to Earth.
NASA’S most critical launch in more than a decade was set to happen Tuesday, as part of an effort to land another astronaut on the moon within two years. Brian Hackney reports.
NASA said the eclipse will provide a little "celestial magic" during the so-called Beaver Moon.
The sun appeared to be "smiling" down on Earth ahead of Halloween weekend. But what does it mean?
