Scientists Chase Snowflakes During the Warmest Winter Ever
b'Inside a cavernous hangar at NASA\\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility along the Virginia coast, a gleaming white P-3 Orion aircraft sits parked under harsh floodlights. It\\u2019s just after midnight and a group of scientists, technicians and graduate students cluster underneath a wing, peering at a 5-inch crack in one of the ailerons that the pilot uses to maneuver the plane. Their disappointment is palpable.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'