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NASA finds first clear evidence of CO2 in an exoplanet's atmosphere

The CO2 – the compound humans breathe out – was found in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a star 700 light-years away. It was discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope.

NASA gearing up to launch Artemis program

NASA is preparing for a return to the moon after nearly 50 years. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann joined Elaine Quijano and Nikki Battiste to discuss plans for the uncrewed Artemis I mission, scheduled for launch Monday.

Prized Galileo manuscript turns out to be a fake, university says

The document highlighting the discovery of Jupiter's moons​, described as one of the "jewels" of the library's collection, appears to have actually been written in the 20th century.

NASA begins final preparations for maiden flight of $4.1 billion SLS rocket

NASA plans to launch its new moon rocket on August 29 to kick off a long-awaited 42-day mission.

NASA reveals new Webb telescope images of Jupiter's auroras, tiny moons

These are the most detailed images to date of the solar system's largest planet.

"The most ridiculously detailed" photo of the moon has arrived

The duo took thousands of photos to create the glowing image of Earth's lunar companion – and it does not disappoint.

"Cannibal" solar ejection expected to hit Earth this week

The storm could hit as soon as Thursday, NOAA said.

NASA rmoves SLS moon rocket rollout back to launch pad

The maiden flight of the SLS moon rocket is intended to clear the way for the Artemis program's first piloted flight in 2024.

Space mission shows Earth's water may be from asteroids, study says

The Ryugu samples could give clues to the mystery of how oceans appeared on Earth billions of years ago, scientists said.

Meteor's loud boom rattles skies over Salt Lake City and beyond

Even Utah's governor, out for a run, heard the boom, which was caused by what the National Weather Service said was a meteor.

NASA's Perseverance finds tangled object on Mars

Scientists suspect the tangled object is likely pieces of shredded Dacron netting from the Perseverance itself.

"Cosmic collision" shows the fate of the Milky Way

"Dueling gravitational forces will trigger bursts of intense stellar formation and wildly distort their once-majestic structures," researchers said.

Sturgeon moon captured in spectacular photos around the world

All over the globe, the Sturgeon moon gave viewers one last supermoon before 2023.

Scientist apologizes after posting image of star that was actually sausage

Etienne Klein apologized for misleading some Twitter followers with his "scientist's joke."