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Gayle King heading to space as part of Blue Origin's historic crew

"CBS Mornings" co-host Gayle King revealed Thursday that she will be among the six passengers on Blue Origin's next history-making mission comprising all women.

Ambitious lunar lander heading to the moon to search for ice

Intuitive Machines launches its second moon lander, which will use NASA and commercially developed tools to search for ice in the moon's crust.

Blue Origin's latest flight successful

Blue Origin's 10th space tourism flight, nicknamed "Perfect 10," took off from West Texas on Tuesday. The six-person crew launched into suborbital space on the New Shepard Rocket and landed safely 10 minutes later. Franklin Institute chief astronomer Derrick Pitts joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.

Blue Origin's space tourism flight

Blue Origin launched its 10th tourism flight carrying several civilians for a couple of minutes in space. CBS News consultant Bill Harwood reports.

Planetary parade 2025: What to know as 7 planets align in the night sky

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus could be visible, but not all can be seen by the naked eye.

Blue Origin taking more tourists to space

A Blue Origin space tourism flight is expected to launch civilians to space from Texas. CBS News Space Consultant Bill Harwood has more.

Asteroid 2024 YR4 no longer poses significant threat to Earth, NASA says

2024 YR4 now has roughly a 0.004% chance of hitting Earth in about eight years, NASA said.

Neil deGrasse Tyson on 2032 asteroid collision

Scientists first spotted asteroid 2024 YR4 in December, initially calculating a record-high 3.1% chance of impact. While the odds have since dropped, questions remain. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to break it all down.

Unidentified objects found after SpaceX debris enters atmosphere over Poland

The debris left spectacular luminous trails visible in the sky in western Poland, according to witnesses.

Odds of "city-killer" asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 rise, then fall again, NASA says

The asteroid 2024 YR4 has a very small chance of striking Earth when its orbit briefly intersects our planet's in December 2032.

Key facts about asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032

The head of planetary defense at the European Space Agency discusses 2024 YR4, an asteroid with a small chance of striking Earth eight years from now.