1998
ESL picture gallery
Nov. 3, 2006
Scientists to explore what they know about space weather
Oct. 22, 1998
Conference in Alabama will bring scientists from all over the world to discuss the invisible, but very active, magnetosphere of Earth.
The heavy metal hit parade of cosmic rays
Sept. 2, 1998
A powerful new instrument could point scientists to the source of mysterious, cosmological, gamma-ray bursts.
GLOBE to train U.S., Russian teachers
July 23, 1998
Russia joins GLOBE in down-to-earth mission to record the global surface environment. Next week's workshop joins NASA scientists and Russian professors who will train U.S. and Russian teachers in the wheat and sunflower fields of summertime Russia.
When stars go hyper
Oct. 21, 1998
Scientists thought they understood supernovae - the death throes of huge, exploding stars. However, a new kind of supernova, far too bright to be an "ordinary" supernova, confounds current theories.
Digging in and taking cover
July 20, 1998
Lunar and Martian dirt could provide radiation shielding for crews on future planetary missions.
Breast cancer research images
Oct. 1, 1998
Cosmic energy burst disturbs Earth's atmosphere
Nov. 3, 2006
Sunquake telescope appears to be OK
Oct. 14, 1998
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) instruments are getting checked out after SOHO's deep-freeze. First look is encouraging.
Soil mechanics experiments near completion on STS-89
Jan. 28, 1998
Data from this experiment will be used to better understand a variety of processes, from soil shifting during earthquakes to manufacturing processes.