Solar Observatory Launch NASA announced early Wednesday morning that they were delaying the launch of a new Solar Dynamics Observatory by at least one day. The new observatory was scheduled for launch from Florida’s Cape Canaveral at 10:26 am on Wednesday morning, but due to unfavorable weather conditions, which contained large gusts of wind, the launch had to be delayed until Thursday. Initially,... 

The space shuttle Endeavor took off from the Kennedy Space Center early Monday morning. The space shuttle took off at 4:14 a.m. out of Cape Canaveral, Florida, which was the shuttle’s second take off attempt in the last two days. Endeavor was scheduled to take off on Sunday, but due to significant cloud coverage in the Cape Canaveral area, the launch was delayed until early Monday morning. The... 

If merchandise sales of racer Danica Patrick’s goods are any indication – hers sold among the top five NASCAR drivers during the first full weekend her items were for sale. It took competitior, and four-time champ Jimmie Johnson five or six years to reach that level! Sounds like Patrick if off to a fast start. Unlike several of her predecessors, like Sarah Fisher, Patrick will be equipped... 

Actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is part of a new PSA discussing the importance of space exploration, diversity and education. In a public service announcement about diversity, Johnson underscores the importance of a global work force: Johnson, star of the new film “Planet 51,”  will star in the  PSAs which address topics including education, diversity and NASA “spinoff”... 

NASA’s Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS has found water on the moon. According to NASA scientists the frozen water was found as a result of last month’s exciting experiment that sent two spacecraft crashing into the moon’s surface. While one  rocket slammed into the permanently shadowed Cabeus crater near the moon’s southern pole,the second rocket found...