NASA flightsuits found

Two students nabbed an out-of-this-world bargain find, buying authentic NASA astronaut flightsuits for pennies at a local thrift shop.

• Aug 16, 2017
• 01:43

Solar eclipse lessons

Many scientists will be collecting data during the solar eclipse. NASA scientist Alex Young joins CBSN with more on what researchers will be looking for during this historical solar event.

• Aug 16, 2017
• 08:03

8/7: CBS Evening News

An EF2 tornado hit Tulsa, Oklahoma, early Sunday without warning; NASA's news job comes with a six-figure salary and duties include saving the Earth.

• Aug 7, 2017
• 20:54

NASA job saving Earth

Bored at work? Find yourself staring into space? NASA may have just the job for you. It comes with a six-figure salary -- and duties include saving the Earth. Chip Reid reports.

• Aug 7, 2017
• 02:07

Planetary protection

NASA is planning to hire a planetary protection officer to protect the Earth -- and other planets -- from accidental contamination during space missions. CBSN's Dana Jacobson has more on NASA's plans.

• Aug 3, 2017
• 00:25

NASA mission control

Gene Kranz, now 83, was in charge when an explosion aboard Apollo 13 nearly cost the lives of three astronauts. Since then, Apollo's mission control has decayed from neglect, but Kranz is making its restoration his final mission. Mark Strassmann has the story.

• Aug 1, 2017
• 02:25

Restoring NASA's mission control

NASA's mission control center in Houston was the epicenter of several milestones in human history, including man's first steps on the moon. But today the room is retired and a wreck. Mark Strassmann reports on the efforts to restore the room and bring the past back to life.

• Aug 1, 2017
• 04:44

Crew Dragon capsule comes home in rare pre-dawn splashdown

The Crew Dragon's return closes out a record four-flight campaign to replace the space station's seven-member crew.

• May 3, 2021

Vice President Kamala Harris to lead National Space Council

"As I've said before: In America, when we shoot for the moon, we plant our flag on it," the vice president tweeted following the announcement.

• May 2, 2021

NASA's new Mars rover concept

NASA has successfully operated six unmanned landing craft and vehicles on the Martian surface since the first one landed there more than 40 years ago. CBS News' Omar Villafranca takes a look inside what a future, manned Mars rover might look like.

• Jun 3, 2017
• 04:18

Touching the Sun

NASA will launch the "Parker Solar Probe" in the summer of 2018, a mission that will fly seven times closer to the sun than any in history. Mike Massimino, senior adviser for Space Programs at the Intrepid Museum and former NASA astronaut, joins CBSN to discuss the significance and objectives of the mission.

• May 31, 2017
• 07:34

NASA's mission to sun

NASA has announced plans to launch a mission to get as close to the sun as possible. Launch is scheduled for 2018. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN to discuss the mission.

• May 31, 2017
• 02:40

NASA's sun mission

NASA has unveiled plans for a mission to explore the sun next summer. Franklin Institute chief astronomer Derrick Pitts joins CBSN to explain.

• May 31, 2017
• 06:03

NASA plans trip to sun's atmosphere

NASA will outline its very first mission directly into the sun's atmosphere Tuesday. The Solar Probe Plus is scheduled to launch in the summer of 2018 and will orbit within four million miles of the sun's surface. CBS News science and futurist contributor Michio Kaku joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the historic trip.

• May 31, 2017
• 02:47

NASA astronaut Leland Melvin

Space Shuttle Atlantis set off to space in 2008. The crew included NASA astronaut Leland Melvin, who was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 1986. Melvin joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss his new book, "Chasing Space: An Astronaut's Story of Grit, Grace, and Second Chances."

• May 25, 2017
• 04:26

NASA releases head cam video

The footage, captured by astronaut Peggy Whitson during a spacewalk in March, shows breathtaking views of Earth from the International Space Station

• May 10, 2017
• 01:04

SpaceX crew set for Sunday splashdown

The four Crew Dragon astronauts, delayed by windy weather, head for only the third nighttime splashdown in space history.

• Apr 30, 2021

Astronauts describe thrilling launch to space

NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur talked with CBS News' Bill Harwood from aboard the International Space Station about the early days of their planned six-month mission. They launched on April 23 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Crew Dragon capsule. Read more here.

• Apr 29, 2021
• 09:56

Life on Jupiter and Saturn's moons?

A major new discovery by NASA could bring us closer to finding life elsewhere in our solar system. Scientists said Thursday that moons orbiting Jupiter and Saturn could provide a habitat for life. They have been studying data from the Cassini spacecraft and the Hubble Space Telescope. Jan Crawford reports.

• Apr 14, 2017
• 02:55

Mars helicopter fails to take off on fourth test flight

A similar problem cropped up earlier during testing and another flight attempt is planned.

• Apr 29, 2021

China gets a flying start on building its own space station

Officials expect the project to take a couple years, but launch of the control module is a major step for China's increasingly sophisticated space program.

• Apr 29, 2021

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has died

NASA astronaut Michael Collins, who flew to the moon on the historic Apollo 11 mission with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, has died at the age of 90. CBS News' Peter King reports on CBSN's "Red & Blue."

• Apr 28, 2021
• 02:14

NASA discovers 7 Earth-size planets

NASA announced the discovery of seven Earth-sized planets around a star about 40 light years away from Earth. All seven could have water, which is key to life like ours, and three of them fall in the habitable zone. Michio Kaku, CBS News science and futurist contributor and physics professor at the City University of New York, joins "CBS This Morning" with more on this new discovery.

• Feb 23, 2017
• 02:51

Planets discovered

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed a system of seven Earth-size planets around a single star. The discovery has scientists excited and wondering if there are other planets in the universe that could support human life. Chip Reid reports.

• Feb 22, 2017
• 01:34

NASA discovers exoplanets

NASA has announced the discovery of seven exoplanets orbiting a dwarf star almost 40 light-years away. Former astronaut Mike Massimino spoke to CBSN about why this discovery is so significant.

• Feb 22, 2017
• 06:39

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