Spacewalkers continue International Space Station power upgrade
The new roll-out solar arrays will help make up for age-related degradation in the International Space Station's original solar wings.
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The new roll-out solar arrays will help make up for age-related degradation in the International Space Station's original solar wings.
NASA was able to capture a "gallery of objects ranging from small fountains to burbling behemoths" deep in space: "It's like finding buried treasure."
InSight recently sent back one last selfie after four years of exploring the red planet.
The tidal disruption event provided astronomers with an "unprecedented view" of how a corona is formed and evolves.
The Russians say a replacement Soyuz can be launched if one suffering from a coolant leak is unflightworthy.
The Russian Soyuz crew ferry ship docked at the International Space Station remains relatively healthy despite a major coolant system leak.
It's not yet known what caused the leak, or whether the Soyuz is still flight worthy.
NASA is celebrating the success of its Artemis I mission after its Orion capsule returned to Earth over the weekend, completing a 25-day voyage around the moon. Mat Kaplan, a host of the Planetary Society's Planetary Radio, joins CBS News with more on the significance of the mission and what comes next for NASA.
NASA is celebrating the successful return of its Artemis I Orion spacecraft after the agency's most ambitious lunar mission in half a century. As Mark Strassmann reports, astronauts could be climbing aboard next.
NASA's Artemis 1 moonship successfully completed its mission around the moon and returned to Earth, capturing some stunning images along the way.
NASA is celebrating the successful return of its Artemis 1 moonship. The unmanned Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific ocean about 350 miles south of San Diego. Mark Strassman reports.
The successful return to Earth marks a major milestone in NASA's plans to return astronauts to the surface of the moon.
The Orion spacecraft sent back some amazing pictures from its 25-day, 1.4-million-mile journey around the moon.
NASA's Orion spacecraft will make its way back to earth Sunday, completing the nearly monthlong Artemis 1 mission. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood explains the importance of this mission in getting humans back on the moon as we mark 50 years since Apollo 17, the last lunar landing.
"Dec. 7 brings one of those magical moments when the sky changes dramatically before your very eyes," NASA said.
A final major engine firing went off without a hitch to put the Orion capsule on course for Sunday re-entry and splashdown.
Josh Cassada and Frank Rubio float outside the space station to install the third of six new roll-out solar blankets.
China has sent three astronauts to its recently built Tiangong space station, marking a major step for China's independent space program. Plus, NASA is celebrating the successes of its Artemis 1 mission. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood discussed the latest.
NASA's Orion capsule has reached the farthest distance from Earth of any spacecraft intended to carry humans, and it sent back incredible new pictures of the surface of the moon. CBS News' Cristian Benavides reports on the latest on the Artemis I lunar mission.
Managers say the unpiloted Orion spacecraft is "operating just tremendously well" halfway through its planned 25-day mission.
The Cargo Dragon is loaded with 7,700 pounds of equipment and supplies, including two new solar array panels.
NASA's Artemis I mission pulled off a speculator lunar flyby, with the Orion capsule coming within about 80 miles of the moon's surface.
After a spectacular lunar flyby, the Orion capsule is headed toward a distant orbit around 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.
A critical rocket firing on the back side of the moon sent the Orion capsule toward a distant orbit for extended tests.