Space on CBS

Journey to the moon, look for life on other planets, learn about the future of space travel and examine the makeup of the outer regions of our skies. Blast off to explore the far reaches of our universe in this collection of space favorites.

The giant asteroid, named 1998 QE2, will fly by at an estimated 3.6 million miles from Earth. NBC s Brian Williams reports.

Nearly 3,000 people peered through telescopes across Mexico to break the Guinness World Record for the most telescopes pointed at the same place at the same time. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports.

NBC s Tom Costello spoke with Canadian hockey player Michael Garnett about what he saw and felt when a meteorite struck near his apartment in Chelyabinsk, Russia.