Japan says lunar lander achieved major goals despite battery woes
Japan's SLIM lunar lander tipped over on touchdown, but still captured imagery of the moon while demonstrating high-precision landing technology.
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Japanese moon lander touches down, but doomed by power glitch
Japan's innovative "SLIM" moon lander safely touched down, but appeared to be doomed by a post-landing power loss.
NASA delays upcoming Artemis moon missions
NASA says the delays in plans will allow time to solve technical problems and to carry out flight tests of SpaceX's Starship moon lander.
Mark your calendar and get ready to look up: Space dates for 2024
Astronomy fans can enjoy celestial events throughout 2024, looking to the sky to see full moons, meteor showers and a total solar eclipse. Here are the key dates to mark on your calendar.
U.S. lunar lander in jeopardy
The spacecraft carrying the Peregrine, a commercially built American lunar lander, may be facing a critical failure after its launch Monday. Derrick Pitts, the chief astronomer at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute, joins CBS News with details on the spacecraft's apparent fuel leak.
Commercial moon lander suffers potentially crippling anomaly
Engineers are troubleshooting an apparent propulsion system issue that threatens a planned moon landing next month.
Vulcan rocket blasts off on maiden flight with privately developed moon lander
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic's Peregrine is the first U.S. spacecraft to attempt a moon landing in more than 50 years.
NASA releases new images of solar system's "most volcanic world"
NASA's spacecraft Juno did a flyby of Jupiter's moon Io to learn more about the lunar body's volcanic activity.
Artemis III moon landing likely delayed
NASA's Artemis III crewed moon landing will likely be delayed, the Government Accountability Office said in a recent report. The mission was initially planned for late 2024 or early 2025 but is now delayed until December 2025. The watchdog reports it could be pushed back as far as 2027. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood discusses the mission.
6 exciting space missions set to launch in 2024
These missions are headed not just to Earth's moon, but moons of Mars and Jupiter — and a pair of asteroids.
When and where to see tonight's Cold Moon, last full moon of 2023
December's full moon, also known as the Cold Moon and Long Night Moon, will reach peak illumination on Tuesday at 7:33 p.m. ET.
Mysterious "blobs" inside Earth may be from collision with another planet
A new study says the collision with a proto-planet called Theia 4.5 billion years ago left remnants deep inside Earth — and also created the moon.
U.S. and China aim for moon in new space race
China's rapidly growing space program has its sights set on the moon just as the U.S. is planning a return. CBS News' Mark Strassmann reports the head of NASA is concerned about a new space race.
In Photos: "Ring of fire" eclipse dazzles viewers
Americans from Oregon to Texas were able to view this weekend's eclipse.
How to watch rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse Saturday
A rare "ring of fire" solar eclipse will move across the U.S. on Saturday. NASA shared a viewing map and timeline.
How to see the harvest supermoon
September's full moon, also known as the harvest moon, will be the last of four consecutive supermoons.
NASA image shows "unprecedented detail" of moon's south pole region
Two cameras working together helped NASA reveal details in "greater detail than previously possible."
Japan launches its "Moon Sniper" as it hopes for a lunar landing
Japan is seeking to become only the fifth nation to successfully land a probe on the moon. Only the U.S., Russia, China and India have done it.
Russia's failed space mission likely left a 33-foot crater on the moon
The crash-down of the Luna-25 probe was a major disappointment for the Russian space program, and it appears to have left a mark.
Super blue moon makes rare appearance
It was a rare sight in the sky Wednesday night: a full moon at its closest approach to the Earth, making it a "supermoon" -- and because it was the second one of the month, it's known as a "blue moon" as well.
Photos from around the world of the super blue moon
Millions of stargazers around the world looked to the sky last night to see the super blue moon — and many captured pictures.
India's moon rover finds sulfur in hunt for water near lunar south pole
After a failed 2019 attempt to land on the moon, India has joined the U.S., the Soviet Union and China as the 4th country to achieve the milestone.
A rare super blue moon arrives tonight. Here's how to see it.
On Aug. 30, you will be able to see the month's second full moon, also known as a blue moon. It will appear bigger and brighter than usual, making it a supermoon, too.
Former NASA astronaut on India's moon landing
India on Wednesday became the fourth nation to safely land a spacecraft on the moon, following the U.S., Russia and China, where few have gone before. Former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao joins CBS News to discuss the significance of the feat.
India becomes 4th nation to land on moon
A spacecraft launched by India last week landed Wednesday morning near the moon's south pole, a region of the moon largely unexplored. CBS News space analyst William Harwood has the latest.
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