FAA clears the way for maiden flight of SpaceX Starship rocket
With an FAA license in hand, SpaceX says the maiden flight of the world's most powerful rocket could come as early as Monday.
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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.
California's superbloom is so big and bright, it can be seen from space
NASA's Landsat 9 satellite, which was launched in 2021 to capture images of Earth's land surface, sent back images of bright purple and green blooms in Carrizo Plain National Park.
Jupiter probe prepped for Thursday launch
Europe's JUICE probe will study three of Jupiter's icy moons, looking for signs of habitable sub-surface oceans.
Maine museum offering $25K for piece of "incredibly rare" meteorite
"Depending upon the type of meteorite this is, specimens could easily be worth their weight in gold," said an official at the Maine Mineral and Gem Museum.
4/9/2023: The Origin of Everything; Sportswashing; The Resurrection Of Notre Dame
NASA’s Webb telescope captures stunning images. Then, sportswashing accusations in Saudi Arabia. And, Notre Dame restoration efforts continue.
NASA’s Webb telescope captures stunning images
As NASA’s Webb telescope scours the universe to find light from the first stars and galaxies, it is also capturing the universe like never before. Scott Pelley got an inside look at Webb’s new discoveries.
A look at the astronauts selected for Artemis II
NASA this week announced the four astronauts that will take part in the agency’s first mission to the moon in more than a half-century. Mark Strassman has more.
4/7: CBS News Mornings
Tennessee House votes to expel two Democratic lawmakers; SpaceX launches NASA pollution monitor and satellite.
4/6: CBS News Mornings
Mike Pence agrees to testify about Jan. 6; Space crew relocates Soyuz spacecraft to a new port.
Russia, U.S. team up at space station
A NASA astronaut and Russian cosmonauts worked together to relocate a Soyuz spacecraft at the International Space Station on Thursday. Meanwhile, NASA has revealed the astronauts who will take part in the Artemis II moon mission planned for 2024. George Dvorsky, a deputy editor for Gizmodo, spoke to CBS News about the latest space updates.
The Origin of Everything | Sunday on 60 Minutes
Sunday, 60 Minutes' Scott Pelley explores images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, the world’s most powerful space telescope. Speaking with astrophysicists and astronomers, Pelley reports on the telescope’s discoveries of distant galaxies, including one that’s over 33 billion light years away, and an observation that, if confirmed, could upend the belief on how the universe formed and more.
NASA's Webb Telescope | 60 Minutes Archive
Scott Pelley first reported on Webb, the largest and most expensive instrument ever flown and a hundred times more powerful than the Hubble telescope, just days before it launched in December 2021.
Space station crew relocates Soyuz
A Soyuz spacecraft has been successfully relocated to a new port on the International Space Station. This will clear the way for a trio of upcoming Russian spacewalks. CBS News senior space analyst William Harwood joins "CBS News Mornings" to explain the collaboration that took place between Russian cosmonauts and U.S. astronauts to make the move possible.
NASA announces crew of next moon mission
NASA has chosen a crew of three men and one woman for the Artemis II mission around the moon next year. Mark Strassmann met the astronauts assigned to NASA's first lunar mission in more than half a century.
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.
4/4: CBS News Mornings
Trump set to surrender and face criminal charges in NYC; NASA announces crew for historic moon mission.
NASA astronauts on being selected for Artemis II mission: "What we live for"
The Artemis II mission is intended to pave the way toward the next moon landing and eventually fly to Mars.
NASA announces crew for first trip back to moon
Three men and one woman have been selected for NASA's next planned flight to the moon. For the first time ever, the crew of astronauts headed for the moon include a woman and a Black man. Mark Strassmann reports.
NASA announces crew of next moon mission
NASA has chosen a crew of three men and one woman for a mission to circle the moon next year. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins us with details on the astronauts and plans for their historic flight.
NASA introduces next astronauts to fly to the moon
Three NASA veterans, including one of the world's most experienced female spacewalkers, and a Canadian rookie astronaut will fly around the moon next year.
NASA introduces Artemis II moon mission crew
Three NASA veterans and a Canadian rookie will make up the crew of the Artemis II mission to circle the moon next year. Watch a portion of NASA's event introducing the four astronauts, Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen.
Nokia plans to set up first 4G network on the moon
The phone company's network will support discoveries that could lay the groundwork for a human colony on the moon.
Boeing's Starliner faces another launch slip, this time to late-July
Boeing had hoped to launch its first crew to the International Space Station in 2020, but major softwar problems in 2019 delayed test flights.
Recent cosmic explosion likely the "brightest of all time," NASA says
The signal from this burst, experts found, had been traveling for about 1.9 billion years before reaching Earth.
Trump faces bipartisan backlash over waiving Russia sanctions
Hegseth meets Netanyahu ahead of elections, possible Iran war restart
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