"Potentially hazardous" asteroid to have close encounter with Earth
January 18 will be the closest the asteroid has come to Earth since 1933.
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January 18 will be the closest the asteroid has come to Earth since 1933.
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.
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its final form. CBS News senior space Analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN with more.
Scientists elated with completion of complex Webb space telescope deploy sequence.
With the secondary mirror in place, controllers will deploy final mirror segments by end of week.
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.
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.
With the five-layer sunshield deployed, engineers prepare to unfold Webb's mirrors.
It's a major milestone in the James Webb Space Telescope's initial activation.
It will take two days to tension the sunshade, which is the size of a tennis court.
Deploying the sunshade is crucial to its ability to look back toward the birth of the cosmos.
It will take about five days to deploy the James Webb Space Telescope's fragile sunshade in a complex and high-risk procedure.
NASA is celebrating the successful launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. The $10 billion observatory lifted off on Christmas, and once it is fully operational, scientists hope it will reveal new information about our universe and its origins. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN with more.
It's the most expensive science probe ever built — a $10 billion effort to explore the origins of the universe.
NASA and the European Space Agency launched the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope on Christmas morning. The most powerful space telescope ever built, it's designed to shed light on the earliest stars and galaxies. Watch the liftoff here.
NASA is slated to launch its James Webb Space Telescope to space on Christmas. The agency is hoping the $10 billion telescope will provide more insight into the universe. Mark Strassmann has more.
NASA is hoping for its biggest Christmas present yet: the successful launch of the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope, which is set to lift off early Christmas morning. Webb will replace the 31-year-old Hubble Space Telescope as the leading space observatory. Researchers hope it can tell us more about the history of the universe. CBS News senior space analyst Bill Harwood joins CBSN with more.
The world's largest space telescope, folded up to fit in a rocket, will have to unfurl itself like a high-tech origami — and that's just the beginning.
After a one-day delay to assess threatening weather, the Webb telescope is on track for launch Saturday.
SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station on Tuesday carrying supplies, equipment, and holiday gifts for the crew. It was SpaceX's 31st and final Falcon 9 rocket launch of 2021. CBSN's Tanya Rivero has details.
SpaceX's 31st Falcon 9 launch this year set a new record for the California rocket builder.
Years behind schedule and billions over budget, the James Webb Space Telescope promises an astronomical revolution.
Mission managers will take another look at the forecast Wednesday to confirm a December 25 launch.
Researchers also revealed a dazzling new image from Jupiter that looks "like a Van Gogh painting."
The longest — and last — full moon of the year can be seen at 11:59 p.m. EST.