NASA probe on track for historic New Year's flyby

Three years and a billion miles past Pluto​, NASA's New Horizons probe​ is on the verge of another milestone

• Dec 28, 2018

Russians probe mysterious hole in space capsule

A Russian cosmonaut who recently returned to Earth is revealing more details about the mysterious hole in a Soyuz capsule docked to the International Space Station

• Dec 24, 2018

Apollo 8: 50 years later

Apollo 8 was a watershed moment in human space travel. The mission was the first to orbit the moon. It was an important benchmark that led to getting the crew of Apollo 11 on the lunar surface and back safely. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine talks to CBSN about the historic achievement

• Dec 21, 2018
• 13:22

Astronaut remembers Apollo 8 mission: "How did we ever do that?"

Fifty years ago, a Saturn V rocket roared off a launch pad carrying humans for the first time on a journey to the moon

• Dec 21, 2018

Three space station crew members close out 196-day mission

Three space station crew members wrap up a 196-day mission that included patching a leak in their Soyuz spacecraft

• Dec 19, 2018

NASA responds to Stephen Curry's doubts on moon landing

After Curry said he doesn't think humans landed on the moon, NASA offered to show him some out-of-this-world rocks at the Johnson Space Center

• Dec 11, 2018

Spacewalkers cut into Soyuz shield, find leak site

Two Russian spacewalkers inspect a Soyuz ferry ship that experienced a small leak in August

• Dec 11, 2018

NASA's asteroid probe finds signs of water

NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe has spotted hydrated minerals on the asteroid Bennu, suggesting water in the distant past

• Dec 10, 2018

NASA captures sound of Martian wind

NASA's InSight space probe has sent back the first sounds ever heard from the surface of Mars. "CBS This Morning" has details.

• Dec 10, 2018
• 1:00

Voyager 2 moves into interstellar space

11 billion miles from Earth, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft has moved into interstellar space, joining Voyager 1 in the realm between the stars

• Dec 10, 2018

Sound from Mars heard for first time on Earth

NASA's InSight Mars lander, which touched down on Mars last week, captured a bassy vibrating rumble deflecting off the lander's 7-foot solar panels

• Dec 7, 2018

SpaceX and Boeing competing to capture the American flag in space

Both companies will operate competing space taxis for NASA, ending seven years of relying on Russia for rides to space

• Dec 5, 2018

NASA spacecraft arrives at asteroid Bennu

After a two-year, 76-million-mile journey, NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft has reached its target, the ancient asteroid known as Bennu

• Dec 3, 2018

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
• 1:33

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
• 4:06

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
• 1:26

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
• 3:04

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
• 2:06

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
• 3:25

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
• 1:32

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

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