NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

With a loud roar and mighty column of flame, NASA and ATK Aerospace Systems successfully tested of the largest, most powerful solid rocket motor designed for flight.

A new dish for astronauts in space has been created. Bravo TV's Emmy-award winning reality show "Top Chef" featured a special challenge to create a dish that could be freeze-dried and sent into space.

Tight double-star systems might not be the best places for life to spring up, according to a new study using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.