It will be bon appetit in orbit for some lucky astronauts who will soon savor a space meal of short ribs dreamed up by a contestant on television's "Top Chef." Top Chef - Television - Astronaut - Chefs - Technology

Astronomers peering at a large alien planet have found it to be covered by an atmosphere unlike that of any extrasolar planet yet seen. Extrasolar planet - Astronomy - Solar System - Atmosphere - Planet

Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: British physicist Stephen Hawking's latest book is already making waves with his observation that science can explain the universe's origin without invoking God. Stephen Hawking - Alan Boyle - God - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity

A striking galaxy buzzing with energetic star formation takes center stage in a new photograph that showcases an unusual "superwind" of out-flowing gas, researchers say. Star formation - Starburst galaxy - Astronomy - Galaxy - Galaxies

The month of September marks many changes. For skywatchers it means the passing of the season's trademark Summer Triangle of stars and the arrival of the autumn constellations. Summer Triangle - Astronomy - Night sky - Amateur - Constellation

Col. Chris Hadfield will become the first Canadian astronaut to command the International Space Station.

The veteran Canadian astronaut speaks about being appointed to head the international space station in 2013 and what an honour it is.

Mos Def will team with NASA to encourage students to pursue higher education using science and technology this Sunday in Oakland, California.

By Kellie B. Gormly , PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Last updated: 4:07 pm Photos 'Hubble' IMAX and Warner Bros.

The morale of 33 miners trapped in Chile soared Wednesday after music and hot meals were supplied, while NASA advisers praised their "courage" and provided advice on daylight deprivation, as a rescue drill inched closer.

This is it, the episode of Top Chef: D.C. that will determine which chef'testants go on to part one of the finale in Singapore.

Dark spots on the Sun release particles and electromagnetic fields into space. As these particles and fields pass through the Sun's "transition region," 5,000 kilometers above the surface, they can gather considerable steam, resulting in violent episodes of "space weather" that can damage Earth-orbiting satellites and disrupt electronic ...

Fourteen Nobel laureates have signed a letter supporting President Obama 's proposed strategy for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and criticizing a NASA authorization bill under consideration in the House of Representatives.

Depiction of coronal mass ejections oming off the Sun's surface heading toward Earth.

In the last few years, some scientists have put forward a controversial hypothesis arguing that one or more comets slammed into North America some 12,900 years ago, causing the mass extinction of wooly mammoth elephants and other large mammals.

Data collected by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander before it went silent for good on the Red Planet is providing valuable insight for a new study on the interactions between the Martian dirt and atmosphere.

Locked in a massive horizontal test fixture near Promontory, Utah, a huge five-segment solid-fuel booster roared to life with a torrent of flame Tuesday, generating some 3.6 million pounds of thrust in a ground-shaking $75 million test of a rocket the Obama administration wants to cancel.

As miners wait for an escape route to be drilled, they will be living in cramped and isolated conditions for a lengthy period, and will need to be cared for psychologically.

This artist's illustration depicts a 'Plymouth Rock' asteroid mission with astronauts and NASA's Orion spacecraft as envisioned by Lockheed Martin.

Hurricane Earl is gathering strength over the Atlantic, and NASA scientists are flying planes into the heart of the storm to catch Earl in the act of intensifying.

A Long March 2D rocket lifts the Shijian 12 research satellite toward space on June 15.

Experimental unmanned rockets being developed by California and Texas firms will make multiple test flights to the edge of space under a newly announced NASA funding plan.

Former President Lyndon B. Johnson watches Apollo 11 liftoff at Kennedy Space Center on Jul.

Astronaut Douglas H. Wheelcock just uploaded this stunning image of Hurricane Earl from space.

Hit songs by Willie Nelson and Alan Jackson are in the running to be played in space.