NASA engineer using music to teach STEM

A NASA engineer is taking a creative approach to help students with STEM education. Dajae Williams joins CBS News to discuss her teaching techniques.

• Feb 21, 2022
• 5:28

Sea levels along U.S. coast to rise a foot by 2050, study projects

The forecasted increase over the next 30 years could amount to the same rise seen over the last 100 years.

• Feb 19, 2022

Cygnus cargo ship heads for space station

The cargo run is the second this year for the space station after a Russian flight earlier this week.

• Feb 19, 2022

NASA administrator on "Space Force"

On this week’s episode of "The Takeout," NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine joins host Major Garrett to discuss President Trump’s newly-proposed military "Space Force." Bridenstine says he believes it’s necessary because “space has become congested, contested and in some cases hostile. And it has become very dangerous.”

• Jul 5, 2018
• 1:31

Space analyst Bill Harwood on "The Takeout"

CBS News space analyst Bill Harwood joins Major to talk about NASA's planned mission to return to the moon, private space tourism and the future of colonization of Mars on this week's episode of "The Takeout with Major Garrett."

• May 21, 2021
• 44:39

NASA shares first "selfie" photograph taken by James Webb Space Telescope

While the blurry, misaligned pictures might disappoint the uninitiated, they are almost exactly what engineers were expecting at this point in the observatory's complex commissioning.

• Feb 11, 2022

Rocket appears to tumble out of control minutes after launch

NASA said an "in-flight anomaly" prevented the rocket's payload of research satellites from being delivered to orbit.

• Feb 10, 2022

Efforts to recycle space debris

Scientists are launching efforts to recycle space debris, many of which are worth thousands of dollars per pound. Barry Petersen has more.

• Feb 5, 2022
• 2:34

International Space Station to crash into the Pacific in 2031, NASA says

NASA plans to bring the International Space Station down into an uninhabited part of the Pacific Ocean called Point Nemo when its decades in orbit are done.

• Feb 3, 2022

NASA delays Artemis moon launch rehearsal till March

NASA says engineers need more time to complete preparations before "wet dress rehearsal" at the launch pad.

• Feb 3, 2022

Physicists consider real-life "Don't Look Up" scenarios

While it may be technically possible, saving Earth from a "planet killer" asteroid or comet would require very quick action by world leaders.

• Jan 28, 2022

Astronomers discover mysterious space object emitting giant radio waves

"Somehow it's converting magnetic energy to radio waves much more effectively than anything we've seen before," team leader Dr. Hurley-Walker said.

• Jan 26, 2022

Webb space telescope reaches orbit nearly a million miles away

With Webb on station, engineers will focus on aligning the telescope's optical system.

• Jan 25, 2022

Webb space telescope reaches its destination

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope slipped into orbit around a point in space nearly a million miles from Earth on Monday. It's on a mission to capture light from the first stars and galaxies to form in the aftermath of the Big Bang. CBS News' Lana Zak has details.

• Jan 24, 2022
• 4:31

Next steps for NASA's Webb space telescope

Thirty days after launch, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope is going into orbit nearly 1 million miles from Earth. After a series of adjustments and calibrations it will be ready to begin exploring the most distant stars and galaxies in the universe. CBS News' Lana Zak has details.

• Jan 24, 2022
• 4:27

Webb space telescope nearing destination a million miles away

If all goes well, Webb will be 100 times more powerful than Hubble​ — so sensitive to infrared light that it could detect the faint heat of a bumble bee as far away as the moon.

• Jan 22, 2022

Astronomers detect mysterious radio signals

Astronomers over the years have picked up dozens of "fast radio bursts" (FRBs) -- mysterious radio signals detected from an unknown part of the cosmos. But for only the second time, they have now found one that repeats itself, making it more likely that we might find out where they come from.

• Jan 9, 2019
• 0:42

"Potentially hazardous" asteroid to have close encounter with Earth

January 18 will be the closest the asteroid has come to Earth since 1933.

• Jan 18, 2022

Why do astronauts get "space anemia"? This study has an answer.

The world-first study found that more than 3 million red blood cells were killed a second in space, compared to just 2 million on Earth.

• Jan 14, 2022

NASA finishes unfolding James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its final form. CBS News senior space Analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN with more.

• Jan 9, 2022
• 5:46

"Totally amazing": NASA completes Webb telescope deployments

Scientists elated with completion of complex Webb space telescope deploy sequence.

• Jan 8, 2022

"Another banner day" as Webb space telescope unfolds secondary mirror

With the secondary mirror in place, controllers will deploy final mirror segments by end of week.

• Jan 5, 2022

NASA launches $10 billion space telescope

NASA is a a step closer to getting the first pictures from the James Webb space telescope. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN's Elise Preston to discuss more.

• Jan 2, 2022
• 7:11

NASA launches most powerful space telescope yet

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope blasted into space from the coast of South America. Costing about $10 billion, It is 100 times more powerful than the Hubble Space Telescope, which was launched three decades ago. Mark Strassmann takes us through the long process of obtaining a single image.

• Dec 25, 2021
• 3:21

In major milestone, space telescope successfully deploys sunshade

With the five-layer sunshield deployed, engineers prepare to unfold Webb's mirrors.

• Jan 4, 2022

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