/ Space From CBSNews.com Sat, 31 May 2025 18:17:14 -0400 5 /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. Sat, 31 May 2025 17:54:11 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/31/7fedf351-209e-4449-a722-63792b018f00/thumbnail/60x60/ada511227981a8e8841cd1f904cc50c2/gettyimages-2209386518.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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 10:54:47 -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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 60d94916-a084-4b4e-8950-cb894e354e4e /video/gayle-king-describes-fear-of-space-trip-responds-to-criticism-of-flight/ A day after her flight to space, Gayle King speaks with "CBS Evening News" co-anchor Maurice DuBois about how the trip has changed her. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 20:34:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/16/d94647f2-b990-4d5b-a299-3c34ae23f124/thumbnail/60x60/b5281b951830a3aeeabcb05050b715ee/cbsn-fusion-gayle-king-describes-fear-of-space-trip-responds-to-criticism-of-flight-thumbnail.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 b34c608f-2826-461c-9fb1-45c89330b0d7 /news/gayle-king-conquered-fears-spaceflight-preparation/ "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King, who before her spaceflight admitted that she's a nervous flyer, said she has a new confidence following her journey and revealed if she would do it again. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 17:41:54 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/14/9fe3bee1-35e2-47c3-a37d-fda0b58412ec/thumbnail/60x60/766da235c57e9fef37ffeabc83a6505e/cbsn-fusion-gayle-king-all-women-crew-exit-blue-origin-capsule-after-safe-return-to-earth-thumbnail.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 11a1bffb-f679-41a0-a0ac-dc162c28673f /news/aisha-bowe-amanda-nguyen-blue-origin-spaceflight/ Aisha Bowe and Amanda Nguyen talk to "CBS Mornings" about how the Blue Origin spaceflight changed them for the better. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:36:44 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/14/a067b5ff-e0a5-4167-9f10-226608c01790/thumbnail/60x60/340bd7b63c0a0a0ea276041035335934/0414-cmo-eye.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 c59d17c3-a89f-45f1-b10f-0eb4d0878302 /news/dying-stars-webb-space-telescope-image/ NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has given astronomers a detailed, never-before-seen look at a dying star. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:18:29 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/15/fe252425-a9ba-4998-a120-577c1338b0c7/thumbnail/60x60/49958f46117fdde17c06f18027ab76bd/1-stsci-01-main.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 93955a0f-8f7d-48f2-bdef-58e761b613b6 /news/gayle-king-space-launch-blue-origin-live-stream/ "CBS Mornings" Gayle King and the rest of Blue Origin's historic all-women spaceflight crew blasted off on Monday. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:16:08 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/14/e236b4dc-08d0-4726-bfc7-edca987c41e4/thumbnail/60x60/45d930a8245b8b4ccbe81dd15926657a/blueorigin1.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 fcc8828c-06fa-48d5-8c9a-4d1fed6666cf /video/gayle-kings-blue-origin-flight-the-latest-step-for-space-tourism/ "CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King was among the historic six-women crew for Monday's Blue Origin flight to the edge of space. Mark Strassmann reports on the launch and what it means for space tourism. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:04:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/04/15/cdfc9931-bda9-4f12-a75d-5859f87026e7/thumbnail/60x60/ec80640fbb15c73c4b5dc1ef0378d945/cbsn-fusion-gayle-kings-blue-origin-flight-the-latest-step-for-space-tourism-thumbnail.jpg?v=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 7529a53c-7752-4d5c-903d-df96f6641a1a /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=15603985a4508c8e7bc83d8e4e73c5d0 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. 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