Mars landing site offers best chance to find signs of past life
NASA's Perseverance rover will explore Jezero Crater, which once held a 28-mile-wide lake.
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NASA's new rover landing technology
New technology created by NASA allows its 2020 Mars rover, Perseverance, to detect hazards based on images previously logged in its database.
NASA planning to launch a new rover to Mars
The space agency is making final preparations for what one official calls "probably the most complex" scientific mission NASA has ever undertaken. Anderson Cooper reports.
NASA's Perseverance rover closes in on Mars
Perseverance is landing on Mars with a mission to search for signs of ancient life.
Astronomers discover trio of young planets orbiting a teenage sun
The system is located in a newly-discovered Pisces-Eridanus stellar stream, which is less than 3% the age of our solar system.
UAE's Hope spacecraft is first of 3 to reach Mars this month
UAE's Hope will be followed by China's Tianwen-1 and NASA's Perseverance rover.
NASA and Boeing plan second moon rocket test firing
Re-running the SLS rocket's "hot fire" test will provide data needed to make certain the booster is ready to fly.
Two NASA astronauts conduct spacewalk
NASA astronauts Mike Hopkins and Victor Glover ventured outside the International Space Station on Monday for a spacewalk to complete battery replacement and install new camera equipment. CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers and Anne-Marie Green have details.
First private crew plans space station flight
Axiom Space hopes to send the first flight of private citizens to the International Space Station in 2022. Entrepreneur and nonprofit activist investor Larry Connor, who will serve as the pilot for the historic mission, joined CBSN to discuss what he's trying to accomplish with this trip.
2021's first full moon — the "Wolf Moon" — shines bright tonight
Look up! The full moon reaches peak illumination this afternoon.
Spacewalkers venture outside for space station upgrades
New experiment platform only partially activated after spacewalkers have problems with balky cables
Meet the people paying a reported $55 million to fly to the ISS
The proposed historic mission is aiming for a January 2022 launch date aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon.
Software blamed for moon rocket engine shutdown
Engineers are debating whether to carry out another test firing before pressing ahead toward launch
Moon rocket test firing aborted after engine shutdown
It was not immediately clear what went wrong or what will be needed to fix it.
Critical test on tap for NASA moon rocket
The test firing is a final major hurdle for what will be the most powerful rocket ever launched.
NASA rover celebrates 3,000 days on Mars with epic panorama
The glorious new image captures the 96-mile-wide Gale Crater and part of Mount Sharp, its central mountain.
Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn meet for rare "triple conjunction"
Eager skywatchers have a chance to glimpse a planetary triangle in the night sky this weekend.
First meteor shower of 2021 will illuminate night sky this weekend
NASA calls the Quadrantids one of the best meteor showers of the year.
Yes, there WAS good news coming out of 2020
The pandemic offered an opportunity for advances in science and technology to help see us through a troubling time. Here are some of the often-overshadowed bright spots of the past year.
Astronauts beam Christmas message of hope to Earth from space station
"As we prepare to observe the holidays far away from our loved ones, we look down at our precious planet, and it becomes clear how connected we really are," said NASA astronaut Shannon Walker.
How to watch the only total solar eclipse of 2020
When the moon covers the sun completely, the sun's atmosphere — known as its corona — can be seen.
Delta 4 rocket boosts top-secret satellite into space
The launching marked the first from the renamed Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
One of these astronauts could be the first woman to walk on the moon
NASA is aiming for a 2024 moon landing — and this time, it won't just be men making the trip.
Astronauts selected for NASA moon program
NASA has selected 18 astronauts to begin training for missions to the moon as part of its "Artemis" program. NASA wants to go back to the moon to establish a sustainable presence and prepare for future trips to Mars. Vice President Mike Pence revealed the names of the astronauts Wednesday at the Kennedy Space Center. The first woman and the next man to walk on the lunar surface will come from this group. Mark Strassmann reports on who they are.
SpaceX rocket crash lands in fiery explosion
A test flight of the SpaceX Mars rocket ended in a fiery explosion in Texas on Wednesday.
Co-pilot stabs pilot, tries to crash passenger jet en route to Israel, Netanyahu says
U.K. leader says Iran believed to have "played a part" in air base incident
Details emerge in case of former Cornell student alleging rape by frat members
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Iran says it's considering ceasefire counterproposal
New SNAP rules take effect Oct. 1, raising fears of more benefit cuts
Passengers recount terrifying attempted hijack of Dubai to Israel flight
Court temporarily halts Tennessee's plan to execute first woman in 200 years
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