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Observation of the Week Archive

1999 || 1998 || 1997 || 1996 || 1995


 
 
Earth Sciences -- 1998
 
December 30 Taking the Pulse of the Planet
September 9 Mt. Vesuvius Seen with Space Radar
August 26 Measuring the Earth's Ground Temperature from Space
August 12 Arctic Exploration Online
July 15 The Ultimate Field Trip
July 1 Measuring Global Rainfall
May 6 Tsunamis -- Dangers from the Sea
April 1 RSPAC Scientists Discover Critical Shortage of Paushite
January 14 New Map of the World's Ocean Floor

Sun and Solar System -- 1998
 
November 18 Ancient Hydrothermal Activity on Mars
November 4 The Leonid Meteors -- November 14 to 19, 1998
April 8 One-Mile-Wide Asteroid to Make Close
    Flyby of Earth in 2028!
March 11 Ice Found on Lunar Poles
February 25 The Solar Eclipse of February 26, 1998
January 7 Lunar Prospector--Mission to the Moon

Stars, Galaxies, Universe -- 1998
 
December 2 Burst of Gamma Rays from Mysterious Star
October 21 Distant Clusters of Galaxies
October 7 The Most Energetic Gamma Ray Burst
September 23 Bright Ring of Young Stars
June 17 Galactic Cannibalism
June 3 Distant Supernovae Yield Clues to
    the Expansion of the Universe
May 20 Planets in the Making?
March 25 The Infrared Glow of the Universe
January 28 Galaxies under Construction

Human Spaceflight -- 1998
 
February 28 John Glenn's Return to Space
February 11 Honoring African-American Astronauts

Technology -- 1998
 
April 22 AXAF, NASA's Third Great Observatory

History -- 1998
 
July 29 Rear Admiral Alan B. Shepard, Jr., 1923-1998

Observatorium Greetings -- 1998
 
December 24 Season's Greetings


Archived Observations of the Week
1999 || 1998 || 1997 || 1996 || 1995



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