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The radar component for a CubeSat is being sent to study asteroid Dimorphos has been delivered to ESA for integration with its spacecraft.

700 miles northeast closer of the coast of western australia. based on new radar analysis, congressman, they're finding more debris in the area. although they haven't at least so far been able to link it directly to the flight. how confident are you that they are now looking in the right area? >> well, i can't say the right area, because debris moves. and the weight of the impact and the heaviest part of that aircraft probably went down, at least on some angle. the debris field can move. that's what's so difficult and presents such a huge challenge. the probability is very, very high that that...

Quite honestly, i'm hopeful, but i'm pessimistic we may not even be in the right spot. >> based on -- the satellite information coming in suggesting that originally it was further in the southern part of the indian ocean. they moved it up six or seven hundred miles closer towards perth, australia. but you're not even sure that's the right spot? >> well, i like it better than the first one. my belief is this radar data from thailand is accurate. the airplane went down and went back up. used some gas. couldn't go as far. so i like the new spot a lot better. but there's so many assumptions that g...

>> i'm christine romans. it is friday, march 28th. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. >> and we begin with major breaking news, a shift in the hunt for malaysian flight 370. the search has moved to a new area of the indian ocean, 680 miles to the northeast. based on what australian officials say is new, credible evidence. aircraft and ships now being deployed to the new search zone. officials say new radar analysis suggested the plane was traveling faster than previous estimates, in the process burning more fuel and flying a shorter distance in the indian ocean. let's get straight to andrew stevens....

Been explained to me that radar blips are fairly simple. and that it seems, you know, it seems that they should have before now worked out that the plane was traveling faster as it traveled from flip a to blip b. it seems stagger, but we have to assume since they're experts that there was some good reason why they were conducting this search based on radar analysis so far further south and are now moving north. >> thank you very much for joining us with the latest tonight. thank you. >> you're welcome. coming up, president obama meets the pope. father james martin will join me.