https://www.cbsnews.com/ Space From CBSNews.com Fri, 20 Jun 2025 23:43:24 -0400 5 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-spacex-starship-explosion-texas-launch-site/ A SpaceX Starship exploded​ at a launch site in Texas Wednesday night, bursting into a massive fireball. Thu, 19 Jun 2025 18:07:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/19/1da9f314-e66b-404a-a97b-92b21b724313/thumbnail/60x60/bac84e0b2d6c6137997a50157edd4141/spacex-therocketfuture-via-x-reuters.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 57da1aea-306a-4a52-abb1-447950b8b91a https://www.cbsnews.com/news/spacex-starship-upper-stage-explosion-expected-engine-test-firing/ A SpaceX Starship upper stage exploded during ramp-up to an expected engine test firing at the company's Starbase facility on the Texas Gulf Coast. It's an apparent major setback for the program. Thu, 19 Jun 2025 17:58:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/19/8ffa3136-1279-4949-aabe-2db5cb36871d/thumbnail/60x60/bfed5a68195d183f2d1b3b45f782275d/spacex-starship-explosion-061825.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 9740c2ec-e27d-4bec-bc78-d05e6996c0d3 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-x-class-solar-flare-image-photo/ The solar flare peaked at 5:49 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory said. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:14:50 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/07/0b55fc7a-b872-425e-8bb6-30705070ef97/thumbnail/60x60/504acc9789a17b8a9179454ff3cbf4b3/gettyimages-2218040220.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 723a9141-a133-4b85-b144-05e18f178474 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/honda-reusable-rocket-test-space-business/ Japan's second-biggest carmaker, Honda, has successfully tested an experimental reusable rocket, the company says, as it seeks to expand into the space sector. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:13:31 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/18/b6b5043e-ebdd-4c07-9606-3b1f211a5018/thumbnail/60x60/784548714ecac0884f7dccf8afd0bf40/honda-rockett.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f be3a4db9-0f19-49cc-880e-d94724354039 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-evaluating-data-indicating-air-leaks-aboard-space-station-have-been-sealed-off/ If initial results hold up, NASA says the delayed launch of a commercial research mission to the station could come as early as Thursday. Sat, 14 Jun 2025 12:05:17 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/14/9df6acdc-4d80-40d1-9e84-f866887e4724/thumbnail/60x60/7ce9f2659f3f1476e8f43198771bde6c/iss-fly-around.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f e89ca276-9534-40f0-9eac-2f3f8984c07c https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-delays-commercial-crew-launch-to-assess-space-station-air-leak/ NASA wants to evaluate recent efforts to stop a small but persistent air leak in the Russian segment of the space station. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 12:14:26 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/06/12/278c656b-eb75-4381-a086-456d21353b90/thumbnail/60x60/87d45777589c5b4e18ea7e0a8512840c/iss-1-roscosmos.jpg?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 791d7cfe-ce0b-4966-a929-d749fe0b9d5c https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 629c38af-999d-4873-8648-f42c0830b3ed https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 69e8cff7-1a4e-4e26-bdcb-b6b2bebe317e https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 6e12eb26-1a2a-44d9-9b52-b2914e2678a4 https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f ca81f092-a0bd-45d9-a4a8-9fee8670dac6 https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 32280b45-fe2f-4207-844b-0cbc06f56e55 https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f a39fe47d-7909-495b-aa3e-8050467a94da https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f ef9c63de-104f-4b67-8370-3c52ac409fda https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 9ad6a5b7-d3c2-4730-ac32-463dba105750 https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 25243066-8bc8-4c25-9a20-07512d82bf2c https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f c0258499-382c-4c7a-b3dd-406a74148a66 https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f cccf7a4d-468b-4e80-a7b4-b8169a24356e https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 5a936ac7-1610-4b53-9029-a58005b2e241 https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 6b3dcc28-6031-44b0-9e08-1471d1fb4a24 https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 1de90b5c-c843-4de8-8fe3-28f062a5fb2b https://www.cbsnews.com/video/reporters-notebook-the-quiet-hero-who-saved-apollo-13-with-duct-tape/ When Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell said, "Houston, we've had a problem," it was Ed Smylie who had the solution. "CBS Evening News" co-anchor John Dickerson has the story after Smylie's death at 95. Fri, 16 May 2025 20:47:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/17/6c1ca482-a4d0-482b-ac7a-fc4a9f88ba1b/thumbnail/60x60/a2028f05ffa9c6418728a1827997aadd/1747442340023.png?v=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 49048949-4027-4bd7-906f-8de1dcf8f35d https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f a494f813-3353-43bc-9602-b32de8c675f5 https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 133b3eef-b38f-43d5-9f1d-9601fa9491a2 https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 14a79ba9-8b5d-4589-b40d-639d0ab67a6c https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 47223e8c-2768-40b2-8b2a-dd1275db229d https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f f13ff410-40bc-400d-b7e6-21a7fa9a64db https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f c9a1020c-3c76-4238-a15c-b3bf24bc9533 https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f a2eca713-a14d-4037-aa06-6276fa75b8cc https://www.cbsnews.com/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=64f55bb7ef9382fe7916b907da543f1f 8559e0a6-2e01-4c6b-af78-21c6258d214d https://www.cbsnews.com/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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