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Boeing's Starliner with crew on board cleared for second launch try

If the first piloted test flight goes well, NASA hopes to certify the Starliner for regularly scheduled service starting next year.

Earliest and most distant known galaxy spotted by James Webb telescope

The galaxy was spotted as astronomers and scientists studied what's known as "Cosmic Dawn."

Radar detects fresh lava flows on Venus, indicating active volcanoes

Scientists used decades-old images to track changes on the planet's surface.

NASA says helium leak poses no safety threat to Boeing's Starliner capsule

Engineers are confident the leak will not worsen in flight, and even if it does, the Starliner can safely launch June 1.

A rare 6-planet alignment will occur soon. Here's what to know.

The orbits of six planets will bring them to the same side of the sun to create a "planetary parade" in early June.

Euclid telescope captures dazzling new images of cosmos

Shining galaxies, a purple and orange star nursery and a spiral galaxy are among the new images.

Boeing's Starliner facing additional delay for extended leak analysis

NASA managers have ordered additional reviews of a small helium leak in Boeing's Starliner spacecraft to make sure it can be safely launched as is.

When and where you can see May's Flower Moon

May's full moon will peak on Thursday morning, but the Flower Moon already appears full.

Solar storm forecasts could improve after new discovery about sun

New research indicates the sun's magnetic field originates much closer to the surface than previously thought, a finding that could help predict extreme solar storms.

NASA rules out Saturday launch for Boeing's oft-delayed Starliner crew ship

NASA ruled out a planned Saturday launch of Boeing's Starliner to allow more time for analysis of a small, but persistent helium leak in the ship's propulsion system.

Webb telescope helps solve longstanding mystery of "puffy" planets

Studying the atmosphere of a "puffy" exoplanet about 200 light-years from Earth may have unraveled a confounding cosmic mystery.

America's 1st Black astronaut candidate

Ed Dwight, America's first Black astronaut candidate, finally reached space on a Blue Origin flight at 90 years old. The 10-minute flight ended Dwight's 60-year journey for a chance to travel beyond Earth. Derrick Pitts, the chief astronomer at The Franklin Institute, joins CBS News with more on Dwight's legacy.

Blue Origin takes oldest man ever into space

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket lifted off Sunday, carrying the oldest man ever to go into space. Ed Dwight, 90, trained to become NASA's first Black astronaut candidate 60 years ago, but he didn't get to fly then.

Blue Origin launches first Black astronaut candidate 60 years after rejection

Ed Dwight trained to become the first African American astronaut but was never asked to join NASA. He finally flew into space on Sunday.