/ Space From CBSNews.com Mon, 09 Jun 2025 06:24:05 -0400 5 /video/pentagon-nasa-push-spacex-competitors-speed-up-amid-trump-musk-feud-report-says/ Even as Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a radio satellite into orbit on Saturday, the Pentagon and NASA are pushing his competitors to speed up the development of their own spacecraft, according to the Washington Post. CBS News New York journalist Ali Bauman has more. Sat, 07 Jun 2025 18:35:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/07/90d3c911-90d1-4b34-b899-f37f143a5b66/thumbnail/60x60/cf2e592851ee3b03eb4025915d855167/gettyimages-2217140226.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 629c38af-999d-4873-8648-f42c0830b3ed /news/mars-volcano-peeking-through-clouds-new-image-arsia-mons/ It marks the first time Arsia Mons has been imaged on the planet's horizon, NASA said. Sat, 07 Jun 2025 11:34:19 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/07/2fe77729-7d5f-4184-bbf3-86cd12968969/thumbnail/60x60/f6825463e6eb1f537faafef202791c25/mars-gsyvnkka8aadq8q.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 69e8cff7-1a4e-4e26-bdcb-b6b2bebe317e /news/private-japanese-lunar-lander-ispace-moon-far-north-resilience-tenacious/ A private lunar lander from Tokyo-based company ispace was aiming for a touchdown in the unexplored far north with a mini rover. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 21:16:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/05/88071e09-a4c6-48aa-b537-7c79042f08c0/thumbnail/60x60/982fc1fd412f458c86306408b4ad47f4/ap25155518072601.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 6e12eb26-1a2a-44d9-9b52-b2914e2678a4 /news/massive-planet-discovered-orbiting-tiny-star-toi-6894/ It had not been thought possible that such tiny, weak stars could provide the conditions needed to form and host huge planets. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:05:16 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/04/5343bf92-4cc4-4b07-aee3-c73db36ea743/thumbnail/60x60/072968ee5220e99bc9d465a4489fc1cb/low-res-exoplanettoi-6894b.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 ca81f092-a0bd-45d9-a4a8-9fee8670dac6 /news/fluke-discovery-planetarium-oort-cloud-american-museum-natural-history/ Scientists have unlocked one of the solar system's many secrets from an unexpected source: a planetarium show. Wed, 04 Jun 2025 06:18:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/04/d5308b24-2ba8-4626-8106-41270a8e6ea0/thumbnail/60x60/f48b6eea93fc9155377c4d767d098ae0/ap25153575361381.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 32280b45-fe2f-4207-844b-0cbc06f56e55 /news/nothern-lights-auroras-united-states-solar-storm-woaa/ The northern lights — also called aurora borealis — could be visible in Alaska, Washington, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Maine, northern parts of Idaho, Wyoming, Iowa, New York, Vermont and New Hampshire. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:23:46 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/02/6402bde1-5d10-45be-8640-680d141f1fc5/thumbnail/60x60/50a0e8df27c0ceeff744e462484813ce/gettyimages-2206545493.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 a39fe47d-7909-495b-aa3e-8050467a94da /news/white-house-pull-nomination-jared-isaacman-nasa/ Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman, who has close ties to Elon Musk, was President Trump's pick to serve as NASA administrator. Sun, 01 Jun 2025 13:36:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/31/7fedf351-209e-4449-a722-63792b018f00/thumbnail/60x60/ada511227981a8e8841cd1f904cc50c2/gettyimages-2209386518.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 ef9c63de-104f-4b67-8370-3c52ac409fda /news/blue-origin-launches-six-passengers-on-sub-orbital-trip-to-the-edge-of-space/ It was Blue Origin's 12th flight carrying passengers to the edge of space and back since company founder Jeff Bezos flew the first such crewed mission in 2021. Sat, 31 May 2025 21:52:32 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/11/22/d72bacd5-d2de-4ac0-aaff-71219bf37106/thumbnail/60x60/e8dfc5ebf6aa40999947853eff5483b0/cbsn-fusion-blue-origin-launches-9th-space-tourism-flight-thumbnail.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 9ad6a5b7-d3c2-4730-ac32-463dba105750 /news/planet-nine-search-twist-new-dwarf-planet-astronomers/ U.S. astronomers hunting for "Planet Nine" have instead stumbled on what appears to be a new dwarf planet in the solar system's outer reaches. Thu, 29 May 2025 11:11:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2017/01/08/26701d63-55b8-42cb-82e2-7c90f82b81fc/thumbnail/60x60/052945eeb2f88f5f925c660dc382cac3/planet-9-art-jpg.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 25243066-8bc8-4c25-9a20-07512d82bf2c /news/celestial-object-x-rays-radio-waves-milky-way-galaxy/ Astronomers have discovered a mysterious new object in our Milky Way, which is emitting X-rays and radio waves at the same time. Wed, 28 May 2025 13:14:55 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/28/96dc35d1-bbfa-49a3-a51b-4ed75da71579/thumbnail/60x60/d1f3bb13696aceb2802c4c9a621d3888/ap25148550222090.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 c0258499-382c-4c7a-b3dd-406a74148a66 /news/spacex-super-heavy-starship-launch-ninth-test-flight/ After back-to-back Starship upper stage failures, SpaceX on Tuesday again launched the world's most powerful rocket, but faced new problems. Wed, 28 May 2025 10:05:03 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/28/e6a274db-cfb8-4797-a013-5319c4dfddae/thumbnail/60x60/7e46012c582e8f1231992b3136430c37/ap25147863870409.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 cccf7a4d-468b-4e80-a7b4-b8169a24356e /news/johann-strauss-blue-danube-waltz-beamed-space-200th-birthday/ The classical piece will be beamed into the cosmos as the Vienna Symphony Orchestra performs it. Sun, 25 May 2025 09:32:03 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/25/5b395b62-2827-43b4-988c-103d36a592ea/thumbnail/60x60/b22ef6b0216061a970e059ba084e8ff3/gettyimages-2199208057.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 5a936ac7-1610-4b53-9029-a58005b2e241 /news/nasa-mars-perseverance-selfie-martian-dust-devil/ The latest selfie by NASA's Perseverance rover at Mars has captured an unexpected guest: a Martian dust devil. Wed, 21 May 2025 17:07:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/21/cf6784f2-b093-4b19-80b3-760886642aff/thumbnail/60x60/ddfaafb9c1c5583a789b19b0d9ecd22c/ap25141592255666.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 6b3dcc28-6031-44b0-9e08-1471d1fb4a24 /news/mars-dark-slope-streaks-study-water/ Slope streaks once believed to be signs of water on Mars might really be signs of rockfall and high winds, a new study says. Tue, 20 May 2025 11:33:22 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/20/397a3270-cee9-458d-a5d7-7fe4eb7a9dd6/thumbnail/60x60/a15f7accfe6d1f58b4804dbc74002ef5/screenshot-2025-05-20-at-11-07-04-am.png?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 1de90b5c-c843-4de8-8fe3-28f062a5fb2b /news/webb-telescope-images-jupiter-auroras-stunning-new-detail/ Jupiter's stunning auroras are hundreds of times brighter than those seen on Earth, as pictured in new images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. Mon, 12 May 2025 14:25:38 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/12/597aeb5f-b703-4ab9-94bd-195aaa0e2c56/thumbnail/60x60/184058cc9f33d9e242b7659d546227f2/ap25132562798201.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 a494f813-3353-43bc-9602-b32de8c675f5 /news/may-2025-full-moon-how-when-to-see/ May's full flower moon will light up the night sky. Mon, 12 May 2025 14:14:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/12/abae306d-b689-4b0d-aa58-9caef358b53a/thumbnail/60x60/814531400212482c84230ae86651ad2d/gettyimages-2214010858.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 133b3eef-b38f-43d5-9f1d-9601fa9491a2 /news/soviet-era-spacecraft-kosmos-482-back-to-earth/ Kosmos 482 was launched by the then-Soviet Union in 1972 as part of a series of missions bound for Venus. But this one never made it out of orbit around Earth, stranded there by a rocket malfunction. Sat, 10 May 2025 09:25:58 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/08/c3b8b797-4286-40d9-88f4-7bc9c99919cd/thumbnail/60x60/d1c335b4b5904862cccb2a92f6015c6a/kosmos482-1f171503-be04-4c4c-98ce-05e9702acf88.png?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 14a79ba9-8b5d-4589-b40d-639d0ab67a6c /news/spacecraft-kosmos-482-plunging-back-earth-what-to-know/ A Soviet-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus a half century ago is expected to plunge uncontrolled back to Earth within days. Fri, 09 May 2025 12:07:57 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/08/c3b8b797-4286-40d9-88f4-7bc9c99919cd/thumbnail/60x60/d1c335b4b5904862cccb2a92f6015c6a/kosmos482-1f171503-be04-4c4c-98ce-05e9702acf88.png?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 47223e8c-2768-40b2-8b2a-dd1275db229d /news/eta-aquariid-meteor-shower-may-2025-when-where/ Meteors from the Eta Aquariids, known for their speed and created from space debris originating from Halley's comet, will zoom across the sky as the shower peaks. Mon, 05 May 2025 13:33:34 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/04/1a79ec1b-56e2-4119-b55e-7b859ae43d2d/thumbnail/60x60/45bb5f8d948c9fd499a28029dd1a45f7/gettyimages-2150986120-1.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 f13ff410-40bc-400d-b7e6-21a7fa9a64db /news/nasa-spacewalk-anne-mcclain-nichole-ayers/ An astronaut who missed out on the first all-female spacewalk is getting her chance six years later. Thu, 01 May 2025 11:53:40 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/01/13246ffc-b37b-4b56-b1c2-7ef043c147d3/thumbnail/60x60/c592a1eb4c4a8395008a2a5c162c6d23/ap25121489241049.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 c9a1020c-3c76-4238-a15c-b3bf24bc9533 /video/person-to-person-norah-odonnell-interviews-astronaut-peggy-whitson/ In this episode of "Person to Person with Norah O'Donnell," O'Donnell speaks with astronaut Peggy Whitson about the future of commercial space flight, her latest mission with Axiom Space, and how she overcame rejection from NASA to become America's most experienced astronaut. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:18:04 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/07/21/5eb8b228-a135-4da2-8176-b80e4bfecb1b/thumbnail/60x60/ae50f43919a61211b4836db6773d92d2/0723-p2p-full-2142075-640x360.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 a2eca713-a14d-4037-aa06-6276fa75b8cc /news/biomass-satellite-launches-weigh-worlds-trees/ The European Space Agency's Biomass satellite is currently in orbit over the Amazon rainforest. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 11:01:32 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/30/a52d7e93-2602-46de-9d3d-c3dac6e3a038/thumbnail/60x60/e9d9ea28457567f6ef76860a865914b8/esa-s-biomass-lifts-off-aboard-vega-c-pillars.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 9d111cf1-5e7b-411b-a933-b0aef45e953b /news/nasa-photos-planets-galaxies-hubble-space-telescope-anniversary/ The Hubble Space Telescope "opened a new window to the universe" when it launched into space. Now, 35 years later, NASA is releasing some stunning images to celebrate. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 09:09:30 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/24/4ef0b0a5-24a4-478d-a5a6-382b05e0a7e5/thumbnail/60x60/9535bb0a22cb931b52298853474f13e4/master-headlines-16x9.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 77b0da0b-5247-464d-9f08-a9b1fa796561 /news/nasa-lucy-images-asteroid-donaldjohanson-flyby/ This asteroid is bigger than scientists anticipated, about 5 miles long and 2 miles wide at its widest point — resembling a deformed peanut. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:29:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/22/93355a44-1773-49f1-97a0-997257558ce7/thumbnail/60x60/a3443e02975d2fe0fd413253e735ae00/donaldjohanson-final-0798443319-dec.png?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 71137fa1-b625-41bf-a009-60be6f891ce1 /news/lyrid-meteor-shower-april-2025-when-where/ During the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower, 10 to 20 meteors could be seen per hour, NASA says. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 05:00:03 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/06/3d81be24-6586-4c36-bbe0-0ee30ce5b7f1/thumbnail/60x60/38cc106c6193a21039d3489f982c9fd3/gettyimages-1210622711.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 44417d0a-73da-4ee6-bb0a-85cd32a8102b /news/don-pettit-nasa-cosmonauts-return-seven-months-space-station/ Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut, marked his 70th birthday by landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan after 220 days in space. Sat, 19 Apr 2025 22:35:23 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/19/de342a0c-c271-45b1-a8e3-a98f8356c02e/thumbnail/60x60/477b1cc86dd03a4ed84dac0e975a1ea4/041925-1500-ms26-docked.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 994c7468-444e-4bc9-8780-bd01c36096bc /news/nasa-lucy-spacecraft-asteroid-flyby-30000-mph/ The flyby is a dress rehearsal for 2027 when Lucy reaches its first so-called Trojan asteroid ​near Jupiter. Fri, 18 Apr 2025 12:58:56 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/18/8f0e9d66-0892-4b78-89e5-ede44c8cc7d2/thumbnail/60x60/8144a8167b91c405daa0d8542bfb405e/ap25107581723209.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 68d32995-3bd3-4465-be24-b30dfb5f677b /news/k2-18b-planet-life-evidence-scientists/ A British-U.S. team of researchers detected signs of two chemicals in the planet's atmosphere long considered to be "biosignatures" indicating extraterrestrial life. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 12:06:46 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/17/0d46ca31-e74e-467a-a7e4-4966e6ff80e3/thumbnail/60x60/d627dbf25a58b15d28ae54b966076cd5/2025-04-16t230018z-1639732845-rc2m33a8w06f-rtrmadp-3-space-exploration-planet.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 60d94916-a084-4b4e-8950-cb894e354e4e /news/space-junk-risk-impacting-planes-researchers/ Some high-density airspace regions could have as high as a 26% of being affected by an uncontrolled rocket body reentry. Wed, 05 Feb 2025 11:16:00 -0500 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2021/08/06/a87815b5-053a-44f2-8cee-81b82d375579/thumbnail/60x60/a59452ce3250cda96149706eeab5dad7/space-junk-1280.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 8559e0a6-2e01-4c6b-af78-21c6258d214d /news/spacex-starship-spacecraft-destroyed-super-heavy-mega-rocket-launch/ Telemetry from the Starship froze just more than 8 minutes after launch from Texas, moments after engines began shutting down. Fri, 17 Jan 2025 00:06:00 -0500 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/01/16/e4178d87-33a0-4950-b977-aeb27fb6ae07/thumbnail/60x60/128cf984f816876f39ee4ab72151399e/011525-land1.jpg?v=8e774d26301ae5e7a27489083c0cf8b6 b797c05c-d546-4b7c-8b10-78963100bd19