Volcanoes seen from space
Awe-inspiring views of volcanic eruptions
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Kennedy Space Center: Not just a job
For Kennedy Space Center employee Sammy Rivera, working on the shuttle was a way for him to serve his country -- by keeping the U.S. number one in space.
Shuttle workers face bankruptcy
Carole Bess is a bankruptcy attorney who has helped many former space shuttle workers cope with the layoffs.
SpaceX's interplanetary vision
What if space travel was as ordinary as taking an airplane? Elon Musk and engineers at his company SpaceX describe their vision of interplanetary travel.
Putting a greenhouse on Mars
SpaceX founder Elon Musk says one of his early ideas for reinvigorating interest the U.S. space program was a very unusual concept for bringing life to Mars . . . in a greenhouse.
Space station docking: a tough parking job
SpaceX engineers explain why docking a space capsule at the International Space Station is so risky. Imagine teaching a teen driver to pull the car into a $100 billion garage.
A Bigger Leap For Mankind
With the Space Shuttle program ending soon, NASA is planning to return astronauts to the moon in preparation for a future flight to Mars. Bob Simon reports.
A Bigger Leap For Mankind
With the Space Shuttle program ending soon, NASA is planning to return men to the moon in preparation for a manned flight to Mars. Bob Simon reports.
Hubble, America's space telescope
This past week, NASA announced the discovery of seven previously unknown galaxies
Space Coast: Through the lens of 60 Minutes
60 Minutes cameraman Chris Albert captures scenes from Brevard County, Fla., in the wake of NASA's space shuttle program closing.
To astronauts it's one of Earth's most recognizable spots
Can you guess where it is?
Japan launches new next-generation weather satellite
Next-generation weather satellite launched in Japan in joint mission with NASA
Stunning new Pluto pictures are "a scientific bonanza"
Images of peaks and valleys "really make you feel you are there," NASA said, and make Pluto seem "surprisingly Earth-like"
Sun-watching spacecraft finds 3,000th comet
History's greatest comet-hunter has been scanning space since 1995
Supermoon lunar eclipse will have stargazers seeing red
The event this month will be the first of its kind in decades; here's how it will look from the Earth - and from the moon
Kelly, Kornienko halfway through yearlong ISS flight
Astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko say they're in good shape midway through their year in space
Spacewalk aborted
NASA aborted a spacewalk at the International Space Station because of a water leak in Luca Parmitano's helmet that drenched his eyes, nose and mouth.
New Pluto pictures show stunning complexity
New images of Pluto taken by NASA's New Horizons probe reveal ice mountains and other features that defy easy explanation
West Virginia fireball caught on camera
The meteor streaking through the sky could be seen from North Carolina to Ohio
Bright spots on Ceres seen in greater detail
NASA's Dawn spacecraft, spiraling ever closer to the dwarf planet Ceres, has captured the best view yet of intriguing bright spots
From Cronkite to Pelley: Covering the NASA era
It all happened in just 50 years: From JFK's promise to put a man on the moon to the final shuttle launch in 2011. Scott Pelley remembers what a ride it was.
Family tradition ends with shuttle program
For shuttle workers like Lucas Maxwell, working for the space program was a family affair. But with the end of the program, he wonders, what's next for his sons?
Clean Coal Dilemma
Energy CEO Jim Rogers wants to substantially reduce his plants' carbon footprint by 2050. But NASA climatologist Jim Hanson says we only have 20 years to make that achievement.
Space station astronauts big fans of "The Martian"
Astronauts say they hope NASA can beam up a copy of Matt Damon's new movie
Boeing unveils "Starliner" spacecraft assembly plans
Boeing reveals the name of its new commercial manned spacecraft and shows off its repurposed assembly plant
Tennessee prison system head to resign after failed Christa Pike execution
Jane Doe's attorney says "she was incapable of consent," alleges cover-up
Medical plane missing near Nantucket with 6 on board, authorities say
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Senior Trump administration officials met to discuss Iran war at Camp David
Iowa approves pricy foreign-owned steel plant project in swing district
More details emerge about FlyDubai co-pilot who tried to crash plane
U.K. police accuse 2 Iranian men of planning terror attack on Jewish community
Judge says federal law banning noncitizen voting is unconstitutional
