Third all-female spacewalk successfully completed
NASA is ditching aging solar array batteries for more powerful lithium-ion replacements.
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SpaceX destroys boosters in dramatic abort test
SpaceX deliberately destroyed a Falcon 9 booster Sunday in a spectacular high-altitude conflagration moments after an unpiloted Crew Dragon astronaut ferry ship shot away in a critical test of its emergency escape system, propelled to safety with a rush of fiery exhaust from eight powerful abort engines. CBS News senior space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN's Omar Villafranca from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the latest.
SpaceX deliberately destroys boosters in dramatic test
The test was the last major hurdle before the Crew Dragon blasts off with astronauts aboard.
SpaceX delays dramatic Crew Dragon abort test
Dramatic SpaceX in-flight abort test is intended to clear the way to send astronauts to the International Space Station.
Mysterious objects found orbiting supermassive black hole: study
Are they just gas, or are they stars? Astronomers now believe the unusual objects may be a hybrid of both.
Second all-female spacewalk devoted to space station battery replacements
NASA resumes battery replacement work aboard the International Space Station with the second all-female spacewalk.
Ex-Navy SEAL is NASA's first Korean-American astronaut
Kim is a first-generation Korean-American whose parents came to the U.S. in the 1980s to provide a better life for their children.
Teen discovers rare new planet 3 days into NASA internship
NASA's planet hunter satellite TESS has discovered an exoplanet orbiting two stars instead of one — and it was identified by a high school intern.
SpaceX launches more Starlink satellites
SpaceX launched its third batch of 60 internet relay satellites Monday night. It now has more satellites in orbit than any other company. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green have details.
SpaceX's latest launch seeks to address astronomers' concerns
The launch boosts the number of Starlink internet relay satellites to 180 as SpaceX builds a vast constellation.
2020 a big year for space exploration
SpaceX and Boeing are teaming up with NASA to send astronauts to space. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss how 2020 will be a significant year in space exploration.
NASA astronaut Christina Koch sets a new record in space
Christina Koch passes Peggy Whitson's 288-day mark on Saturday to set a new record for longest single space flight by a female astronaut.
Final solar eclipse of the decade will create a "ring of fire"
The annular solar eclipse will be a Christmas spectacular.
Boeing Starliner cuts short first mission
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft landed safely in the New Mexico desert Sunday after a failed mission to dock with the International Space Station. The re-entry and landing was a success, and the space capsule will return to service. CBS senior space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN with details.
Boeing spaceship fails
Boeing's new Starliner capsule failed its first critical test mission on Friday. The unmanned spacecraft was supposed to dock with the International Space Station, but as CBS News national correspondent Mark Strassmann reports, things didn't go according to plan.
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Rapper Juice WRLD died of oxycodone and codeine overdose
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First U.S. coronavirus patient had at least 16 close contacts
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First U.S. coronavirus patient had at least 16 close contacts
The officials stressed that the risk to the public remains low.
Dem Senator Chris Murphy slams Trump for downplaying injuries in Iran attack
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Coronavirus drives up sales of masks and rubber gloves
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Tech withholds data that could prove innocence
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Gold-seated toilet among Frank Sinatra's items up for auction
S&S Auction recently purchased the contents of Sinatra's executive suite at the former Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City.
Penn State suspends frat during sexual assault investigation
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Eli Manning retiring after 16 seasons
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Kansas suspends player for brawl with Kansas State
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Rapper Juice WRLD died of oxycodone and codeine overdose
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Dem Senator Chris Murphy slams Trump for downplaying injuries in Iran attack
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Trump: U.S. service members hurt in Iran attack had "headaches"
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Gold-seated toilet among Frank Sinatra's items up for auction
S&S Auction recently purchased the contents of Sinatra's executive suite at the former Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City.
Eli Manning retiring after 16 seasons
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Rapper Juice WRLD died of oxycodone and codeine overdose
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Weinstein portrayed as a "sexual predator" as trial opens
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Tech withholds data that could prove innocence
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First U.S. coronavirus patient had at least 16 close contacts
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Chinese city quarantines 11 million as virus spreads
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Gold-seated toilet among Frank Sinatra's items up for auction
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Penn State suspends frat during sexual assault investigation
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Third all-female spacewalk successfully completed
NASA is ditching aging solar array batteries for more powerful lithium-ion replacements.
SpaceX destroys boosters in dramatic abort test
SpaceX deliberately destroyed a Falcon 9 booster Sunday in a spectacular high-altitude conflagration moments after an unpiloted Crew Dragon astronaut ferry ship shot away in a critical test of its emergency escape system, propelled to safety with a rush of fiery exhaust from eight powerful abort engines. CBS News senior space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN's Omar Villafranca from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida with the latest.
SpaceX deliberately destroys boosters in dramatic test
The test was the last major hurdle before the Crew Dragon blasts off with astronauts aboard.
SpaceX delays dramatic Crew Dragon abort test
Dramatic SpaceX in-flight abort test is intended to clear the way to send astronauts to the International Space Station.
Mysterious objects found orbiting supermassive black hole: study
Are they just gas, or are they stars? Astronomers now believe the unusual objects may be a hybrid of both.
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Items from Frank Sinatra up for auction
A clock and piano are some of the items up for auction from Frank Sinatra's executive suite at the former Golden Nugget Casino in Atlantic City. CBS Philadelphia reports.
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Biden, Sanders appear to reignite feud
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders appeared to reignite a feud between their campaigns with new videos released Tuesday. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns discusses the latest from the campaign trail.
Trump downplays service members' injuries
In the answer to a question from CBS News' Weijia Jiang, President Trump said U.S. service members who were injured in a strike from Iran "had headaches and a couple of other things." CBSN contributor and Associated Press White House reporter Zeke Miller joins CBSN to discuss.
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