Crew Dragon astronauts gear up for launch to space station
NASA is poised to launch four fresh crew members to the station while Russia plans to launch a replacement Soyuz ferry ship
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NASA comes back down to earth
Most people associate NASA with space shuttles, rovers and telescopes. But now it's putting into orbit satellites and powerful radars with the mission of collecting data back here on the surface of the planet. This data could give us unprecedented understanding of the impacts of climate change. Ben Tracy reports.
How NASA is using advanced radar to better understand climate change
NASA's new Earth System Observatory consists of a series of five advanced satellite missions that will monitor nearly every aspect of Earth.
Possible meteorite shakes Texas neighborhoods
A mysterious object crashed into Texas this week, shaking neighborhoods near McAllen in the southern part of the state near its border with Mexico.
Rare green comet makes final appearance for Valentine's Day
If you're still looking for the perfect – or last-minute – way to celebrate Valentine's Day, look no further than the sky above.
Russia delays launch of replacement for damaged Soyuz crew ship
Engineers first want to find out what caused a similar coolant leak on a nearby Progress cargo ship.
A piece of the sun "broke" off. Here's what it means.
One space weather physicist said that the polar wind that swept up the plasma was moving "insanely fast" – at about 60 miles a second.
Russian cargo ship suffers loss of coolant
Two months after a Soyuz crew ship was damaged by a micrometeoroid, a Russian cargo ship suffered a similar problem.
Spacewalk underway, and more space news
Astronauts are conducting a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. And NASA is marking 20 years since the space shuttle Columbia disaster. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joined Anne-Marie Green and Janet Shamlian with more on those stories, plus details on the "green comet" passing by Earth.
20 years after Columbia disaster, NASA remembers crew and lessons learned
Columbia's destruction and the loss of its crew triggered a sharp change of course for America's space program.
Mars craters and cracks create image of a teddy bear
The surprise bear face spans more than 1 mile across.
Comet making first and likely only appearance in recorded history
The comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is believed to have traveled billions of miles from the most distant region of the solar system — and this will likely be the only time it's visible from Earth for thousands of years.
Asteroid about to zoom oh-so-close to Earth, NASA says
But it will miss, the space agency says, in one of the closest encounters of its type ever.
NASA gets best look yet at the "deepest, coldest ices" in space
The icy ingredients studied in a molecular cloud 500 light-years away provide a "spectral snapshot" of the origins of space bodies.
Alabama's iconic rest stop rocket to be removed
After nearly 50 years of serving as an iconic landmark to Alabama's welcome center and rest stop, the Saturn 1-B Rocket is expected be taken down. Chris Davis with CBS affiliate WTVF has more on the rocket's final mission.
Spacewalkers continue space station power system upgrade
Spacewalks in low-Earth orbit face a small but very real threat from debris and and micrometeoroids whizzing by at extreme velocities.
NASA debuts plans for new environmentally friendly plane
NASA has unveiled plans for a new experimental environmentally friendly airplane, which it hopes will hit the skies in 2028. Dieter Holger, sustainability reporter for the Wall Street Journal, discussed the environmental impact such a plane could have in the future.
SpaceX launches latest GPS 3 navigation satellite into orbit
The latest GPS satellites feature three times greater accuracy and eight times better jam-proofing.
SpaceX Falcon Heavy puts on spectacular evening sky show
The Falcon Heavy chalked up an apparently flawless climb to space in its second national security mission.
Russia sending replacement capsule to ISS
Russia is launching a mission to rescue three crew members from the International Space Station. A Soyuz capsule which was meant to bring two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut back to Earth was damaged after being hit by a micro meteoroid last month. Instead, Russia will launch an unpiloted Soyuz to the space station in February to return them to Earth. CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood explained the details of the mission.
Russia plans replacement for damaged Soyuz crew ship
The crew of the damaged Soyuz MS-22 will spend several extra months in space and return to Earth in a replacement ship.
NASA has discovered an Earth-sized planet
A habitable zone is an area just the right distance from a star so water can exist on a planet's surface and the conditions are neither too hot nor too cold for life.
New photos of comet that may become visible to the naked eye
C/2022 E3 (ZTF) hasn't been visible on Earth since the last ice age. Here's how to see it yourself.
Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7's last surviving astronaut, dies at 90
Cunningham was one of three men who served on the first human test flight of the Apollo spacecraft, a mission that helped pave the way for astronauts to walk on the moon for the first time just months later.
NASA pays tribute to Pelé with cosmic photo
NASA shared a photo of a mesmerizing galaxy 7 million miles away lit up in the bright colors of Brazil, Pelé's home nation.
Trump faces bipartisan backlash over waiving Russia sanctions
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