Editing 1988 in science (section)

==Astronomy and space exploration==
* September 29 – [[NASA]] resumes [[Space Shuttle]] flights, grounded after the [[Space Shuttle Challenger disaster|''Challenger'' disaster]].
* November 15 – In the [[Soviet Union]], the uncrewed [[Shuttle Buran|Shuttle ''Buran'']] is launched by an [[Energia (rocket)|Energia]] rocket on her maiden [[orbit]]al spaceflight (this was the first and last space flight for the shuttle).
* Canadian astronomers Bruce Campbell, G. A. H. Walker and Stephenson Yang publish radial-velocity observations suggesting that an [[extrasolar planet]] orbits the star [[Gamma Cephei]],<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Campbell | first1 = B. | last2 = Walker | first2 = G. A. H. | last3 = Yang | first3 = S. | title = A search for substellar companions to solar-type stars | doi = 10.1086/166608 | journal = The Astrophysical Journal | volume = 331 | pages = 902 | year = 1988 | bibcode = 1988ApJ...331..902C | doi-access = free }}</ref> although its existence is not confirmed until 2003.
*[[3994 Ayashi|Asteroid 3994 Ayashi]] is discovered by [[Masahiro Koishikawa]].
*[[4407 Taihaku]] is discovered.
*[[4539 Miyagino]] is discovered.