Crew launched to space station

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft blasted off with a crew of 3 in the first manned launch since an aborted attempt in October.

• Dec 3, 2018
• 01:33

Inside NASA's plan to return to the moon

Fifty years ago this month, the crew of Apollo 8 became the first humans to orbit the moon. Just seven months and three Apollo missions later, Americans would walk on the lunar surface. Now, NASA has announced a plan to return to the moon and establish a permanent presence there by harnessing the power of private enterprise. On Thursday, the agency issued a list of nine U.S. companies now eligible to bid on contracts that will enable the effort. Time magazine’s editor-at-large Jeffrey Kluger joins “CBS This Morning: Saturday” to discuss the project and this week’s NASA landing of a probe on Mars.

• Dec 1, 2018
• 04:06

NASA taps private sector for moon missions

Nine private companies will compete for NASA funding over the next 10 years to build and launch robotic payloads to the moon. CBS News' Meg Oliver reports.

• Nov 29, 2018
• 01:26

NASA taps private companies for moon missions

NASA picked nine companies to compete for up to $2.6 billion in funding for new commercial moon missions

• Nov 29, 2018

NASA's InSight lander touches down on Mars

NASA announced another major milestone for its historic Mars lander. The solar panels on the InSight spacecraft opened without a hitch after it touched down. Jamie Yuccas reports.

• Nov 27, 2018
• 03:04

NASA spacecraft takes selfie after supersonic landing on Mars

Photo taken by robotic arm-mounted camera after it landed on the planet shows a close-up of the spacecraft itself

• Nov 27, 2018

NASA lander touches down on Mars

NASA's Insight lander hit the Martian atmosphere at 13,000 mph on Monday, slowing to just 5 mph when it touched down on the surface. It sent its first picture from the red planet soon after. CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas reports.

• Nov 26, 2018
• 02:06

NASA's InSight lander touches down on Mars

NASAs InSight Mars lander touched down on the red planet Monday for a mission to probe the martian interior

• Nov 26, 2018

NASA's InSight Lander set to land on Mars

NASA could make history Monday if its latest Mars lander successfully touches down on the red planet. For the first time, scientists will study not just the planet's surface but also its core. The InSight Lander is set to land just before 3 p.m. ET after traveling almost 300 million miles. Jamie Yuccas reports.

• Nov 26, 2018
• 03:25

NASA's Mars InSight lander touches down

CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN as NASA mission control streams live coverage of the spacecraft's landing on Mars.

• Nov 26, 2018
• 11:14

NASA preps to land rover on Mars

Monday afternoon, NASA will attempt to land a spacecraft on Mars. It has been done before, but the thin Martian atmosphere makes it very difficult. More than half of attempted landings on Mars have failed. CBS News' Chris Martinez reports.

• Nov 25, 2018
• 01:32

NASA sets date for critical SpaceX flight

NASA sets Jan. 7 launch target for first test flight of SpaceX crew ship to the International Space Station

• Nov 22, 2018

NASA reportedly to probe SpaceX safety after Musk's pot-infused interview

Washington Post says Elon Musk's podcast antics sparked sweeping safety review of national space agency's corporate partners

• Nov 21, 2018

NASA selects landing site for Mars 2020 rover

NASA's Mars 2020 rover will land on an ancient lakebed near a broad delta in Jezero Crater to search for traces of life

• Nov 19, 2018

Northrop Grumman launches space station supply mission

The spacecraft is loaded with spacewalk equipment, hardware and crew supplies, including fresh fruit and ice cream

• Nov 17, 2018

SpaceX and back-to-back space station launches on tap

Two launches to the International Space Station follow a SpaceX flight for Qatar

• Nov 14, 2018

NASA's Dawn asteroid orbiter runs out of gas

As expected, NASA's Dawn asteroid orbiter has finally run out of gas, ending a successful 11-year mission

• Nov 1, 2018

Russians pinpoint cause of Soyuz launch abort

The launch abort triggered a dramatic emergency escape for two crew members, including a NASA astronaut

• Nov 1, 2018

NASA's Kepler spacecraft dead after discovering thousands of planets

"While this may be a sad event, we're by no means unhappy with the performance of this marvelous machine"

• Oct 30, 2018

NASA probe on track for historic New Year's Day flyby

NASA's New Horizons probe next target is a frozen remnant left over from the birth of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago

• Oct 26, 2018

Soyuz flights may resume in December after frightening mishap

NASA administrator expects Russians to resume crew flights to International Space Station in December

• Oct 23, 2018

Spacecraft launching on 7-year voyage to Mercury

Only two other spacecraft have ever visited Mercury and only one of them went into orbit

• Oct 19, 2018

Mesmerizing images showcase Earth as art

Images from the U.S. Geological Survey combine science and art to showcase the wonder of our planet

• Oct 17, 2018
• 24 photos

NASA astronaut unfazed by frightening aborted launch

For NASA astronaut Nick Hague, who was making his first space flight, the long-awaited goal of finally flying in space was just out of reach

• Oct 16, 2018

Antarctica ice melting at ever quicker rate

NASA's newest satellite designed to measure ice sheets over the North and South Poles is in its permanent orbit. Since then, NASA has relied on "Operation Ice Bridge," which sends planes to Antarctica from South America to study how fast ice sheets are melting. Mark Phillips went aboard for his latest installment of the Climate Diaries.

• Oct 16, 2018
• 03:01

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