A shiny cylinder photographed by NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has one Harvard scientist calling on the agency to make investigating it their top priority

NASA is poised to launch a historic spaceflight around the moon on Wednesday. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassman spoke with NASA administrator Jared Isaacman about the Artemis II mission.

"The most likely explanation is that it corresponds to human-made debris."

The mission, called Space Reactor-1 Freedom (SR-1 Freedom), is set to launch in December 2028. This mission aims to showcase the use of nuclear fission in space to power electric thrusters. While nuclear technology has been around for decades, it lacked the drive, purpose, destination, and leadership—until now.

The U.S. space agency will aim to send a nuclear-powered spacecraft to Mars—a first—in a bid to show that nuclear propulsion can be used to send missions into deep space

The Artemis II mission is America’s opening bid for deep space exploration — an ambition that is well worth its hefty price tag. Some taxpayers watching Artemis II might think, “Been there, done that.

The cone-shaped object was photographed by a Mars rover in August 2022

Former 12th NASA Administrator Charles F. Bolden Jr. joins FOX Weather following the successful and historic launch of Artemis II. And the mission is much more than a trip to the Moon, as Bolden