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A sun dog and 22 degree halo appearing over Winnipeg, Canada. Sun dogs and other visual effects occur when icy crystals in Earth’s atmosphere align in certain ways; Cornell astronomers predict that similar effects can appear when starlight interacts with quartz crystals in exoplanet atmospheres.
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Cornell's Combined Heat and Power Plant will provide researchers access to real-world flue gas emissions as home to the CAPTURE-Lab, an experimental facility that will explore carbon capture and industrial decarbonization.