Clouds, wind halt countdown for test flight of NASA’s moon rocket, launch off until Wednesday

Bad weather delays NASA new rocket test flight

Smackdown: NASA probes about to connect with one-two uppercuts of moon’s south pole

WASHINGTON — Two NASA spacecraft are barreling toward the moon at twice the speed of a bullet, about to crash Friday into a lunar crater in a search for ice.

NASA lunar mission combines romance of moon with lust for cosmic violence

WASHINGTON — For as long as man has looked up, the moon has inspired romance, poetry and songs. Man also likes blowing things up. Now we get to do both — in the name of science.

Moon River? Not quite, but three space probes spot surprising sigs of water in lunar soil

WASHINGTON — The moon isn’t the dry dull place it seems. Traces of water lurk in the dirt unseen.

Space shuttle Discovery detoured to California, weather too poor to land in Fla. for 2nd day

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Space shuttle Discovery and its seven astronauts sped toward California on Friday after stormy weather prevented them from returning to NASA’s home port in Florida for the second day in a row.

Chandrayaan beams moon’s shadow during solar eclipse

BANGALORE - India’s first lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 captured the shadow of the moon on the earth’s surface during the July 22 total solar eclipse, an Indian space agency official said Tuesday.

NASA celebrates Chandra X-Ray Observatory’s 10th anniversary

WASHINGTON - NASA said Thursday it will release three new versions of the classic images taken by Chandra X-Ray Observatory to commemorate the telescope’s 10th anniversary.

British scientist claims he coined Neil Armstrong’s moon landing quote

LONDON - A British scientist has claimed that he coined Neil Armstrong’s “one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind” speech as he became the first man to set foot on the moon.

India’s mooncraft set right after sensor malfunction

BANGALORE - Indian space scientists have corrected the orientation of the countrys first lunar spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 after one of its sensors malfunctioned, a senior official said Friday.

Space shuttle Endeavour blasts off after month’s delay on try 6, headed to space station

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After more than a month’s delay, space shuttle Endeavour and seven astronauts thundered into orbit Wednesday on a flight to the international space station, hauling up a veranda for Japan’s enormous lab and looking to set a crowd record.

Endeavour launch postponed again

WASHINGTON - The US space agency NASA has postponed the launch of its space shuttle Endeavour until Monday due to thunderstorms near the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The launch was originally scheduled for Sunday.

Thunderstorms force another launch delay for space shuttle Endeavour, next shot Monday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Thunderstorms forced NASA to call off Sunday evening’s launch of shuttle Endeavour, the fourth delay for the space station construction mission.

Traces of microbes in shallow ice layers may help find life on icy worlds

WASHINGTON - A new research has indicated that living microorganisms and the food that sustained them can be detected in shallow ice layers, which will help find life on icy worlds.

NASA plans fueling test next week for shuttle Endeavour, replacing seals to plug leak

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA will conduct a fueling test next week on space shuttle Endeavour to see if a hydrogen gas leak has been plugged.

Water-hunting satellite to reach moon Tuesday

WASHINGTON - NASA will take a giant step toward bringing humans back to the moon Tuesday as a new orbiting satellite arrives there to search for water.

With space shuttle launch on hold, NASA unmanned moon rocket aims for Thursday liftoff

WASHINGTON — NASA plans to launch an unmanned rocket to the moon Thursday, the first such mission in a decade.

House panel rejects Obama plan to eliminate subsidies for jailing criminal aliens

WASHINGTON — Defying President Barack Obama, lawmakers on Thursday saved a program that helps states with the cost of incarcerating criminal illegal immigrants as the House began the annual process of crafting the legislation to fund the government.

Melting ice could lead to massive waves of climate refugees

WASHINGTON - If the Greenland ice sheet were to melt, it would raise sea level 7 meters, leading to massive waves of climate refugees.

Space station astronauts: Full house is big family to one, surreal Dali world to another

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Life on board the international space station is busier and more crowded now that it’s a full house.

Former African-American astronaut to head NASA

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama Saturday named Charles Bolden, a black ex-astronaut, to lead the US space agency into its next chapter that could take it back to the moon.

Microchip-sized digital camera to provide vision for US military’s insect-sized aircraft

LONDON - Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have developed a microchip-sized digital camera that can provide vision for the US military’s insect-sized aircraft.

Astronauts install device on Hubble to study cosmic origins

WASHINGTON - Astronauts John Grunsfeld and Andrew Feustel installed new equipment Saturday on the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope to help scientists study the origins of the universe.