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It's been some 75 years since the term Unidentified Flying Object (or UFO) was coined to describe the mysterious airborne phenomena witnessed by pilots and the public. Now, Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs) are the focus of a new Scientific Advisory Council, led by Avi Loeb of Harvard, which is investigating the staggering number of first-person accounts, video and documents recently released by the government. Correspondent Luke Burbank looks at how scientists hope to study these sightings, to possibly answer the question: Are we alone?
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.
Voters in this year's elections will choose all 435 members of the House of Representatives, a third of our Senators, and 36 races for governor. Correspondent David Pogue looks at what midterm election results typically represent, and why – with inflation a key topic on voters' minds, and a historically unpopular president – this year's midterms may upend expectations.
In a story that aired Aug. 30, 1981, "Sunday Morning" visited Georgia O'Keeffe, who became inextricably linked to the landscapes and desert flowers of New Mexico. To honor the artist, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival had commissioned and dedicated to O'Keeffe a piano quintet by composer John Harbison – music that, like O'Keeffe's paintings, translates stark and unfilled spaces. Reported by Bruce Morton.
In this web exclusive, Hollywood historian Sam Wasson, author of the biography "Frank Capra: A Life," talks with Lee Cowan about Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed's emotional performance in Capra's 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life," and how the director created a timeless classic – even if it wasn't the box office giant he'd hoped for.
Sir Patrick Stewart, the Shakespearean actor best-known for his role in the "Star Trek" franchise, died on Oct. 28, 2026 at age 86. In this "Sunday Morning" interview that aired Oct. 13, 2013, Stewart and fellow player Ian McKellen talked with CBS News' Lesley Stahl about their deep friendship forged on stage and on the set of the "X-Men" series, as they rehearsed for Broadway productions of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" and Harold Pinter's "No Man's Land." They also talked about the personal experiences that helped shape their careers.
Sir Patrick Stewart, the classically-trained stage actor who was best-known for his roles in the "Star Trek" and "X-Men" franchises, died on Oct. 28, 2026 at age 86. In this "Sunday Morning" profile that aired May 24, 2020, Stewart talked with CBS News' Tony Dokoupil about returning to the role of Captain Jean-Luc Picard in the TV series "Star Trek: Picard," and about how he sought an escape from the COVID pandemic through the Bard's poetry.
We leave you this Sunday morning with some Golden Orb Weavers at Long Key Natural Area and Nature Center in Davie, Fla. Videographer: Charles Schultz.
After a friend divulged perhaps too much information, humorist David Sedaris considers the ramifications of over-sharing – and wrong assumptions.
Composer Missy Mazzoli is the first woman ever to have an opera premiered by the Metropolitan Opera. Based on the award-winning novel by George Saunders, Mazzoli and librettist Royce Vavrek's "Lincoln in the Bardo" depicts Abraham Lincoln mourning his 11-year-old son, Willie, whose passing has led the young boy to a threshold place between the living and the dead. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with Mazzoli about the opera and the influence that punk rock and music videos had on her work.
