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Ingenuity, NASA's "little 'copter that could" (and did!) -- When NASA added a tiny four-pound helicopter as a stowaway to its Mars 2020 lander, it expected the helicopter to fly five very brief flights in the thin Martian atmosphere. Yet, Ingenuity would far surpass all expectations.
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Ingenuity: NASA's remarkable Martian helicopter -- When NASA added a drone named Ingenuity to its Mars 2020 rover Perseverance, it expected the tiny four-pound helicopter to fly a total of five very brief missions in the thin Martian atmosphere. But Ingenuity far surpassed all expectations, flying dozens of flights before suffering damage to its rotors in January. Correspondent David Pogue reports on how the tiny drone, created from off-the-shelf parts, continued to provide valuable data and images from the Red Planet three years into its mission.1 hour ago
Bumblebee nests are under attack - and it's killing their babies -- There's a newly-determined "major factor" in declining bumblebee populations - and it's attacking their nests. -- May 31 day ago
Boeing to launch astronauts on new spacecraft -- On Monday, Boeing plans to launch astronauts on its new spacecraft that is called Starliner. The test flight to the International Space Station is years behind schedule. -- May 31 hour ago
New nuclear reactor comes online in Georgia -- Georgia is home to the nation's newest nuclear reactor. It's bringing clean energy to the state, but the project has run over budget and past its original completion date. Drew Kann, climate and environment reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joins CBS News to explore the effort. -- May 21 day ago
Historic cicada event underway in parts of U.S. -- For the first time since 1803, two groups of periodical cicadas are emerging from the ground at the same time in parts of the Midwest and South. However, a small section of Central Illinois marks the only place where both the 13-year and 17-year cicadas are emerging in the same place. Dave Malkoff reports on the extraordinary event. -- May 21 day ago
Summer heat waves already deadly in Asia, and it's still spring -- Much of Asia is sweltering under a heat wave that one expert calls "by far the most extreme event in world climatic history." -- May 22 days ago
Trillions of cicadas emerge across U.S. -- Trillions of cicadas are emerging across 12 states, from the Midwest to the East Coast, after spending more than a decade underground. In Central Illinois, there is a rare opportunity to see two types of cicadas together for the first time in more than 200 years. -- May 22 days ago
Face of Neanderthal woman revealed 75,000 years after she died -- Shanidar Z's skull - thought to be the best preserved Neanderthal find this century - "was as flat as a pizza," experts said. -- May 31 hour ago
G7 agrees to phase out coal power -- The group of nations in the G7 have announced an agreement to phase out coal power plants by 2035. CBS News senior national and environmental correspondent Ben Tracy reports. -- May 12 days ago