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Posted October 13, 1998:

• Perfume In Space: Project May Give Space Travel A Whole New Fragrance

Posted October 12, 1998:

• Space Might Enhance Gene Transfer In Plants
• Hubble Web Simulcast Takes Listeners On Tour Of The Universe

Posted October 9, 1998:

• Hubble Goes To The Limit In Search Of Farthest Galaxies

Posted October 8, 1998:

• 1998-99 Antarctic Research Season Highlights -- From Sea Floor Sediments To The Origins Of The Universe

Posted October 6, 1998:

• Meteor Threat To Spacecraft Elevated But Not Serious, NASA And Defense Experts Say
• Geologists Suggest Meteorite Caused Unusual Rock Formation

Posted October 5, 1998:

• Mars Polar Lander Arrives At Kennedy Space Center

Posted October 1, 1998:

• UW Prepares For First Graduate Program In Astrobiology To Train Those Who Will Hunt For Life In Outer Space

Posted September 30, 1998:

• Tremendous Gamma-Ray Flare Blasts Earth
• More Durable, Less Expensive Space Electronics Focus Of Engineering Research

Posted September 29, 1998:

• Three Spacecraft Reveal Unexplained Motion

Posted September 28, 1998:

• Levitated Locomotion To Space
• Solar Flare Causes Intense Space Storm

Posted September 26, 1998:

• Cosmic Flasher Reveals All

Posted September 25, 1998:

• Two More Planets Discovered Beyond Our Solar System

Posted September 24, 1998:

• Arecibo Observatory Survives Hurricane Georges' Sweep Across Puerto Rico

Posted September 19, 1998:

• Engineers Successfully Regain Control Of SOHO Spacecraft
• Lab Receives NASA Funding To Test Critical Instrument Components For Possible Use On Future Europa Mission

Posted September 18, 1998:

• First Images From Telescope Larger Than Earth Reveal Ancient Quasars
• New Research Places Mars Bulk Composition In Question

Posted September 17, 1998:

• 2001 Space Mission: Into The Heart Of The Van Allen Belts
• NASA Going "All Out" Under Water

Posted September 16, 1998:

• Galileo Finds Jupiter's Rings Formed By Dust Blasted Off Small Moons

Posted September 15, 1998:

• NASA Selects First University-Class Explorers

Posted September 12, 1998:

• Martian Moon Phobos Hip-Deep In Powder

Posted September 10, 1998:

• NASA Accepts "Keys" To First U.S.-Built Station Component
• 'Snowball Comets' Are Just Camera Noise, Berkeley Researchers Say After Analyzing Dark Pixels In Iowa Data

Posted September 9, 1998:

• Bell Labs Scientists Shatter Limit On Fixed Wireless Transmission

Posted September 8, 1998:

• 'Supermassive' Black Hole Found In The Center Of Our Galaxy
• Robotic Telescope Sheds Light On Cosmic Microwave Background

Posted September 4, 1998:

• Latest Lunar Prospector Findings Indicate Larger Amounts Of Water Ice
• First Hypersonic Propulsion Hardware Delivered

Posted September 3, 1998:

• New Optical Detector Could Revolutionize Astronomy

Posted September 2, 1998:

• Earth Microbes On The Moon

Posted August 28, 1998:

• Far-Flung Galaxy Clusters May Reveal Fate Of Universe

Posted August 26, 1998:

• Researchers Assess Biological Potential Of Mars, Early Earth And Europa

Posted August 24, 1998:

• Aquarium Test Helps Scientists Look For Life In Extreme Environments

Posted August 21, 1998:

• Caught Red-Handed: Our Galaxy Is Destroying Its Neighbours

Posted August 20, 1998:

• Investigating The Moon's Atmosphere
• How Hot Is The Crab? NASA's Next Great Observatory Takes Aim At The Crab Nebula Pulsar

Posted August 19, 1998:

• A Rock From The Red Planet: A New Martian Meteorite Found In The Sahara

Posted August 18, 1998:

• Rock-Eating Microbes Could Signify Life On Mars

Posted August 17, 1998:

• Cosmic Near Misses Hit The Scientific Bullseye

Posted August 14, 1998:

• Martian Meteorites Provide Glimpse Inside Red Planet

Posted August 7, 1998:

• Centrifugally Launched Ball Bearings Could Propel Spacecraft

Posted August 4, 1998:

• Cometary Impact With Earth Unlikely In The Next 500,000 Years

Posted July 30, 1998:

• University Of Maryland Students Are In Satellite 'Drivers Seat'

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