NASA released an incredible GIF of the moon passing in front of Earth

NASA released an incredible GIF of the moon passing in front of Earth. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers and Kristine Johnson explain how the image was captured.

• Aug 5, 2015
• 0:47

The full episode of the CBS Evening News from July 30, 2015 edition

Part of the wing that washed ashore on La Reunion Island will be sent to France for further analysis. Boeing confirmed the serial number found on wreckage, belonged to their parts. Seth Doane reports; Eight-year-old Bailey Matthews stumbled several times after he ditched his adapted walking frame. But cheers erupted as he crossed the triathlon finish line. Scott Pelley reports.

• Jul 30, 2015
• 20:16

Multiple crash tests at the Landing and Impact Research Center in Virginia are helping to build a smarter emergency locator transmitter when a crash is imminent

Multiple crash tests at the Landing and Impact Research Center in Virginia are helping to build a smarter emergency locator transmitter when a crash is imminent. Kris Van Cleave reports.

• Jul 30, 2015
• 2:02

The space agency wants to improve the tiny transmitters on board, designed to alert satellites within seconds of an accident

While the world is waiting to learn more about the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, NASA is on a dramatic mission of its own involving small plane crashes. The space agency wants to improve the tiny transmitters on board, designed to alert satellites within seconds of an accident. Kris Van Cleave reports from NASA's Langley Research Center in Virginia, where they are crashing planes to find answers.

• Jul 30, 2015
• 3:23

A new NASA video stitches together images from New Horizons' Pluto flyby to give an animated view of the icy dwarf planet

A new NASA video stitches together images from New Horizons' Pluto flyby to give an animated view of the icy dwarf planet.

• Jul 24, 2015
• 1:15

NASA released new findings about Pluto on Friday

NASA released new findings about Pluto on Friday. CBS News Space Consultant Bill Harwood explains.

• Jul 24, 2015
• 5:28

Kepler 452-b is an "older, bigger cousin to Earth"

NASA believes it's found the most Earth-like planet yet. Kepler 452-b is named for NASA's Kepler telescope. The space agency calls it an "older, bigger cousin to Earth." Lee Billings, space and physics editor of Scientific American, joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the planet.

• Jul 24, 2015
• 3:09

NASA announced the discovery of the most Earth-like planet ever found

NASA announced the discovery of the most Earth-like planet ever found. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers has the galactic details.

• Jul 23, 2015
• 1:12

The images are the result of $700 million and three billion miles of travel

NASA scientists are receiving new images from a piano-sized spacecraft that flew past Pluto. The images are the result of $700 million and three billion miles of travel. Chip Reid reports with scientists' reactions on the historic findings.

• Jul 16, 2015
• 2:30

NASA has released the highest resolution pictures of Pluto ever captured by the New Horizons space probe

NASA has released the highest resolution pictures of Pluto ever captured by the New Horizons space probe. Bill Nye "The Science Guy" talked about the future of the U.S. Space program with CBSN.

• Jul 15, 2015
• 7:11

The new images are being sent back Wednesday from the outer edge of the solar system by the New Horizons spacecraft

The new images are being sent back Wednesday from the outer edge of the solar system by the New Horizons spacecraft. This follows its up-close look at the dwarf planet. Vinita Nair reports on Pluto fever.

• Jul 15, 2015
• 2:52

The journey to the farthest edge of our solar system took nearly a decade

Three billion miles from earth, NASA's New Horizons probe just flew by Pluto. The journey to the farthest edge of our solar system took nearly a decade. CBS News science and futurist contributor Michio Kaku, who wrote in the Wall Street Journal about how this might save Earth, joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the feat.

• Jul 14, 2015
• 2:18

After flying for over nine years, the small space probe has snapped up-close photographs

NASA spacecraft New Horizon is providing an unprecedented view of the dwarf planet, and there will be many more to come. After flying for over nine years, the small space probe has snapped up-close photographs. Elaine Quijano reports on the first-of-its-kind mission, nearly three billion miles from earth.

• Jul 13, 2015
• 2:31

A piano-sized spacecraft named “New Horizons” will speed past the former ninth planet on Tuesday

A piano-sized spacecraft named “New Horizons” will speed past the former ninth planet on Tuesday. NASA is expecting its first detailed pictures of the icy planet. Meg Oliver reports.

• Jul 12, 2015
• 2:33

SpaceX Crew Dragon makes way for next crew to space station

The short "taxi" flight clears the way for arrival of another Crew Dragon later this month.

• Apr 5, 2021

Paula Cain once made clothes and purses, but now she works in a lab outside Washington DC turning mylar and netting into blankets that protect satellites in space

Paula Cain once made clothes and purses, but now she works in a lab outside Washington DC turning mylar and netting into blankets that protect satellites in space. CBS News' Mark Albert reports.

• Jul 1, 2015
• 1:28

NASA reveals more hidden Easter eggs aboard Mars rover

On Easter Sunday, NASA announced two more Easter eggs hidden onboard everyone's favorite rover.

• Apr 5, 2021

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon cargo ship loaded with more than 4,000 pounds of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station broke apart in a shower of debris shortly after launch Sunday

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon cargo ship loaded with more than 4,000 pounds of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station broke apart in a shower of debris shortly after launch Sunday.

• Jun 28, 2015
• 2:15

NASA helicopter touches down on surface of Mars

It's one small step for Ingenuity, one giant leap for aviation history.

• Apr 5, 2021

A NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars has sent back images of glass deposits which scientists say could hold signs of life on the red planet

A NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars has sent back images of glass deposits which scientists say could hold signs of life on the red planet. CBSN's Kristine Johnson describes the discovery.

• Jun 10, 2015
• 0:20

NASA has test launched a capsule attached to a football stadium sized balloon for a planned mission to Mars

NASA has test launched a capsule attached to a football stadium sized balloon for a planned mission to Mars. CBSN's Elaine Quijano talks about the launch

• Jun 8, 2015
• 0:39

On March 27, 2015, American Scott Kelly went up to the International Space Station along with Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko

On March 27, 2015, American Scott Kelly went up to the International Space Station along with Russian Cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko. CBS News' William Harwood caught up with the pair from the ground to see how they're doing more than two months into their yearlong stay in space.

• Jun 4, 2015
• 1:29

Ted Southern started his career making wings for some of the most beautiful women in the world

Ted Southern started his career making wings for some of the most beautiful women in the world. His work became the signature of the Victoria’s Secret clothing line. Now he’s shooting for the stars with his new designs, working with NASA to create new-age space suits. Vinita Nair reports.

• May 30, 2015
• 4:03

Lesley Stahl reports on the depletion of crucial groundwater across the globe -- with a focus on California -- and the NASA satellite technology that is revealing the situation's seriousness.

Lesley Stahl reports on the depletion of crucial groundwater across the globe -- with a focus on California -- and the NASA satellite technology that is revealing the situation's seriousness. Watch Stahl's report on Sunday, May 31 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

• May 28, 2015
• 0:32

NASA measures direct evidence humans are causing climate change

NASA has finally closed a gap in the litany of evidence connecting humans to climate change.

• Apr 2, 2021

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