Studies: COVID can survive 28 days on hard surfaces, 11 hours on skin
Research shows the virus can remain "extremely robust" for longer than thought on some items, but infected people, not things, are still deemed the biggest threat.
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12-year-old on soaring through college: "I just grasp information quickly"
At age 2, Caleb Anderson could do fractions; today the young prodigy is studying aerospace engineering and heavily recruited by Georgia Tech.
"Asteroid" entering Earth's orbit may be a 1966 NASA rocket
Paul Chodas speculates that asteroid 2020 SO is actually the Centaur upper rocket stage that propelled NASA's Surveyor 2 lander to the moon in 1966.
Hurricane Delta leaves hundreds of thousands without power
The storm slammed the same region that was devastated by Hurricane Laura just six weeks ago.
Hurricane Delta leaves 700,000 people without power
More than 700,000 people are without power across Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas in the aftermath of Hurricane Delta. The storm has since been downgraded but still remain dangerous. Mireya Villareal reports.
Orionids, one of the best meteor showers, peaks tonight
Skywatchers have the chance to see a spectacular meteor shower this week, as Earth passes through the debris from Halley's Comet.
Next Crew Dragon launch slips into November
Launch delay will give engineers more time to resolve an engine turbopump issue on a different rocket
Massive 3,500-pound shark spotted off coast of North America
"You can really kinda see the story of their life unfolding across all the blotches and healed wounds on their body," team leader Chris Fischer said. "It really hits you differently."
Hurricane Delta batters the Gulf Coast
Several hundred thousand people are without power along the U.S. Gulf Coast after Hurricane Delta made landfall on Friday night. Delta is the 10th named hurricane to make landfall this year. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villareal reports from the hard-hit city of Lake Charles, Louisiana, with the latest on the recovery efforts.
Unraveling the mystery of great white sharks
A 50-year-old, 3,500-pound great white shark spotted off the coast of Nova Scotia is being tracked by research and exploring group Ocearch. The team named her Nukumi, meaning "Queen of the Ocean." Ocearch is hoping their latest trip provides new clues on sharks and unravels some of the mysteries of great white sharks. Jeff Glor speaks to the group's leader, Chris Fischer, about their mission.
Musk chose to restrict Ukraine's access to SpaceX network, sources say
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