1998
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NEAR spacecraft may find asteroid needs dusting
Dec. 16, 1998
Scientists at Marshall think that Asteroidsmay scoop up dust from space over the eons, giving themselves dust blankets up to a meter thick. Asteroids, too small to exert enough gravity to capture the dust, may instead attract it with static electricity, providing a storehouse of primordial matter in the solar system and suggesting an intriguing twist on planetary formation theory.
Up, Up, and Away: A High-Altitude Look at the Leonids
Aug. 6, 2008
Sunspot activity increases
Oct. 19, 1998
As the sun approaches solar maximum, NASA scientists report that the sunspot cycle is closely following their prediction.
Surprising gap in auroral oval puzzles scientists
Oct. 16, 1998
Opening in the nightside aurora borealis may be linked to events in space.
NASA team awaits next hurricane
Sept. 10, 1998
With 3 hurricanes so far, the CAMEX team gathers valuable data on thunderstorms while waiting for the next big one.
Marshall scientists recognized for work
July 9, 1998
scientists receive international, NASA, and regional awards.
California's capital glows
July 1, 1998
and has cool spots, too - in an aerial image taken June 29 from a study of how urban forests can help keep cities from overheating.
Callisto makes a big splash
Oct. 22, 1998
Scientists may have discovered a salty ocean and some ingredients for life on Jupiter's moon.
The last hurricane
Sept. 21, 1998
CAMEX team wrapping up campaign with flights into Georges.
NASA's new AstrobiologyInstitute
May 22, 1998
the search for life elsewhere will begin by careful study of life growing under severe conditions on earth