Huge crowds gather to watch Artemis II launch – CBS News Watch CBS News Rob Marciano reports from Space View Park, where a huge crowd gathered to watch the Artemis II launch.

Four astronauts are on a historic, unprecedented mission around the far side of the moon and back after the Artemis II launched on Wednesday. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, joins CBS News to discuss and CBS News’ Cristian Benavides and Kris Van Cleave report.

The first woman, Black man and Canadian to fly around the moon are on Artemis II, which launched Wednesday evening. Former NASA astronaut Ron Garan has more about the mission.

NASA kicked off a historic lunar mission on Wednesday, sending astronauts farther from Earth than ever before. CBS News senior national correspondent Mark Strassmann has more.

Why the Artemis II crew played cards right before launch – CBS News Watch CBS News Minutes before departing for the launch pad on Wednesday, the Artemis II crew completed one final task: a game of cards. Retired NASA astronaut and U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Cassidy joins CBS News to discuss the mission.

Trump to give “important update on Iran” in national address – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump is set to give an update on the war in Iran on Wednesday evening in a prime-time address to the nation. CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe previews the speech.

Former NASA astronaut on what Artemis II astronauts will be doing in space – CBS News Watch CBS News Former NASA astronaut Clayton Anderson joins CBS News to discuss what the Artemis II astronauts will do as they orbit the Earth after takeoff.

Some schools in Minnesota have already announced closings or shifts to virtual learning on Thursday as another round of winter weather threatens parts of the state. The full list of closings is below. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from 7 p.m. Wednesday to 7 p.m. Thursday as a messy mix of precipitation moves …

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How will Artemis II astronauts sleep in space? – CBS News Watch CBS News Members of the Artemis II crew will be the first people to sleep inside the Orion spacecraft. CBS News’ Kris Van Cleave has more on how they’ll do that.

A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake has struck in the Molucca Sea region northeast of Indonesia, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake, which hit early Thursday local time, had a depth of nearly 22 miles and its epicenter was 79 miles west-northwest of Ternate, Indonesia, the USGS said. The U.S. tsunami warning system said …

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