Japan's SLIM lunar lander tipped over on touchdown, but still captured imagery of the moon while demonstrating high-precision landing technology.
January's first full moon, known as the Wolf Moon, will appear full for around three days, according to NASA.
The "fireball" — or shooting star — disintegrated while hurdling toward the ground about 30 miles west of Berlin early Sunday morning, experts said.
A record eight nations are currently represented aboard the International Space Station.
Japan's innovative "SLIM" moon lander safely touched down, but appeared to be doomed by a post-landing power loss.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying an all-European crew of four blasted off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Thursday, headed for the International Space Station. The crew will spend about two weeks aboard the ISS conducting experiments on behalf of the Houston-based company Axiom Space.
A SpaceX crew took off Thursday from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a mission to the International Space Station. CBS News space consultants Bill Harwood, CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez and Alabama Public Radio news director Pat Duggins join with analysis.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with a four-man crew that will spend two weeks aboard the International Space Station to carry out more than 30 experiments.
A one-day launch delay will give SpaceX engineers time to complete final reviews of pre-launch processing.
The flight marks the third commercial space station visit funded by Houston-based Axiom Space, and the first with an all-European crew.
Astronomy fans can enjoy celestial events throughout 2024, looking to the sky to see full moons, meteor showers and a total solar eclipse. Here are the key dates to mark on your calendar.
NASA says the delays in plans will allow time to solve technical problems and to carry out flight tests of SpaceX's Starship moon lander.
Spacecraft-builder Astrobotic says the lander will run out of propellant Thursday, ending any chance of a planned moon landing.
The spacecraft carrying the Peregrine, a commercially built American lunar lander, may be facing a critical failure after its launch Monday. Derrick Pitts, the chief astronomer at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute, joins CBS News with details on the spacecraft's apparent fuel leak.
Engineers are troubleshooting an apparent propulsion system issue that threatens a planned moon landing next month.
