Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: More than a decade ago, British physicist Stephen Hawking said there was a 50-50 chance that a unified "theory of everything" would be discovered within 20 years. Now he explains why he thinks the theory has been found.
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station won't be throwing any burgers on the grill this Labor Day weekend, but at least they'll get the U.S. holiday off after they clean the space toilet.
A team of NASA doctors and engineers recommended Friday that Chilean authorities regulate the day-and-night sleep patterns of 33 trapped miners, boost their Vitamin D intake and phase in an exercise program as their nutrition improves.
A NASA team is preparing a bid to test a chemical-free propulsion system that taps the power of Earth's magnetic field to move satellites and spacecraft in orbit.
Hubble Space Telescope observations of the aftermath of a giant star explosion are offering a new glimpse into the events that follow the collapse of a massive dying star.
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Teen-agers from around the country put lunar rover prototypes through their paces in the MoonBots challenge, a spin-off of the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize program
Get an astronaut's-eye view of the Great Barrier Reef and see other space highlights from August 2010.
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."
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.
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