Volunteers enter NASA's virtual "Mars," where they'll stay for a year

The group will spend 378 days inside a 3D-printed, 1,700-square-foot space meant to replicate conditions on the red planet.

• Jun 26, 2023

Life ingredients discovered on Saturn moon

CBS News senior space consultant Bill Harwood has the latest on a spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station's power grid, new pictures from Mars and a monumental discovery on one of Saturn's moons.

• Jun 15, 2023
• 05:54

NASA rover "postcard" shows Mars during different times of the day

The panoramic postcard shows multiple landmarks on the planet.

• Jun 15, 2023

Private companies race to deliver cargo to moon

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.”

• Jun 10, 2023
• 03:08

Livestream captures images of Mars

In a first of its kind event, the European Space Agency on Friday livestreamed images of Mars in what it called an opportunity "to get as close as it's currently possible" to the Red Planet.

• Jun 2, 2023
• 00:26

For first time ever, a near livestream of Mars

Up until Friday, all images seen of the planet were technically of its past.

• Jun 2, 2023

Sen. Mark Kelly on sending humans to Mars

Arizona senator and retired astronaut Mark Kelly will be inducted into the Astronaut Hall of Fame on Saturday. Sen. Kelly speaks with CBS News' Catherine Herridge about how soon humans could set foot on Mars and the importance of supporting NASA.

• May 5, 2023
• 05:30

Japanese spacecraft fails to land on moon

A spacecraft owned by Japanese company ispace was set to be the first from a private company to land on the moon, but ispace says it lost communication with the spacecraft. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood joins Anne-Marie Green to explains what the failure means for future attempts to reach the lunar surface, plus updates on China's Mars rover and more.

• Apr 26, 2023
• 05:47

Ingenuity helicopter hits new altitude in milestone 50th Mars flight

NASA said on Thursday that during its 50th flight, the helicopter traveled over a thousand feet in about two and a half minutes.

• Apr 14, 2023

Helicopter breaks record for speed and altitude on Mars

After becoming the first machine to fly in Mars' thin atmosphere, Ingenuity continues to set records on the red planet.

• Apr 5, 2023

Five planets aligning in the sky this week

Five planets will be lining up in the sky in March and experts say the last Tuesday of the month will be the best night to see it. Senior CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins Errol Barnett and Lilia Luciano with more.

• Mar 28, 2023
• 03:53

NASA's Curiosity rover spots "sun rays" on Mars for the first time

The rover is conducting a survey, using color cameras, to take a detailed look at the planet's clouds.

• Mar 7, 2023

Mars craters and cracks create image of a teddy bear

The surprise bear face spans more than 1 mile across.

• Jan 30, 2023

M&M's removes "spokescandies" from branding

The candy company Mars is removing M&M's "spokescandies" from its marketing campaigns in favor of actress Maya Rudolph. This comes after social media backlash over the changes in the appearance of the candy characters. Northwestern University clinical professor of marketing Timothy Calkins joined CBS News' Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green to discuss what it means for the brand and the impact social media can have on decisions in the boardroom.

• Jan 26, 2023
• 07:08

M&M’S takes “pause” from spokescandies

M&M's announced on Monday that it has decided to take an "indefinite pause" from the spokescandies marketing campaign and in their place, actress Maya Rudolph will become spokesperson.

• Jan 24, 2023
• 01:38

After 4 years on Mars, NASA lander sends one last selfie, then falls silent

InSight recently sent back one last selfie after four years of exploring the red planet.

• Dec 21, 2022

Rover captures first-ever sound of dust devil on Mars

The microphone picked up 308 dust pings as the dust devil whipped by, the study's author said.

• Dec 14, 2022

How to watch tonight's rare and "magical" celestial events

"Dec. 7 brings one of those magical moments when the sky changes dramatically before your very eyes," NASA said.

• Dec 7, 2022

NASA sends Orion capsule past the moon

NASA's Orion spacecraft soared over the moon on Monday as part of the Artemis mission to eventually get astronauts back to the moon. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood dives into the mission.

• Nov 21, 2022
• 03:19

SpaceX crew returns after months in space

Four SpaceX astronauts returned to Earth after staying at the International Space Station for six months. They studied how to grow vegetables in space and the effects of space travel in humans.

• Oct 14, 2022
• 00:20

Climate change may have killed off life on Mars, study finds

A new study found that Mars may be a real-life warning of the deadly impact the greenhouse gas effect can have on a planet.

• Oct 12, 2022

Listen to space rocks crashing into Mars

Ever wonder what it sounds like when a speeding space rock crashes into and explodes on Mars? Now you can hear it for yourself with new and surprisingly quirky audio from NASA.

• Sep 20, 2022
• 00:23

Audio reveals what it sounds like when space rocks crash into Mars

It turns out it's more of a "bloop" than a "boom."

• Sep 20, 2022

Mars rover reaches fertile terrain in search for clues about past life

The rover is collecting samples rich in the raw materials of life, but laboratory analysis on Earth will be needed to draw conclusions.

• Sep 15, 2022

NASA's Perseverance finds tangled object on Mars

Scientists suspect the tangled object is likely pieces of shredded Dacron netting from the Perseverance itself.

• Aug 11, 2022

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