About 3 months ago I wrote about the GLAST (Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope) and the search for a new name for the mission. The satellite was supposed to launch this weekend, but it has now been delayed until at least June 11. If all goes according to the plan, GLAST will lift off some time around noon on that date aboard a Delta rocket from Pad 17B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

GLAST is designed to study gamma rays. These are an extremely energetic form of light, and thus...