Cornell scientists are developing a library of basalt-based spectral signatures that not only will help reveal the composition of planets outside of our solar system, but also could demonstrate evidence of water on those exoplanets.
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Nearly 400 active volcanoes punctuate the Jupiter moon Io. Using flyby data from NASA’s Juno mission that examines the volcanoes, doctoral student Madeline Pettine led a group of Cornell astronomers to study a fundamental process in planetary formation and evolution: tidal heating.
By examining Jupiter’s moon Io – the most volcanically active place in the solar system – Cornell astronomers can study a vital process in planetary formation and evolution: tidal heating.
Best-selling writer Cory Doctorow, filmmaker Louis Massiah ’77 and award-winning journalist P. (Palagummi) Sainath have been appointed as the latest Cornell A.D. White Professors-at-Large.
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A male midshipman fish, left, and a female swim in shallow Northern California waters. Their midbrain plays a key role in initiating and patterning trains of sounds used in vocal communication.
The midbrain in these fish may serve as a useful model for how mammals and other vertebrates, including humans, control vocal expressions.
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A male ostracod, about the size of a sesame seed, will dance in harmony with other males underwater at night and secrete a glowing mucus to get attention from females.
In sea fireflies’ underwater ballet, the males sway together in perfect, illuminated synchronization, basking in the blue-like glow of their secreted iridescent mucus.
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Claudia Goldin ’67 speaks on campus in 2014
The center will connect and amplify the university’s research and scholarship around issues of racial injustice and inequality and its work to develop more just and equitable public policy.
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Reduced from polyester fiber, an array of metal-organic frameworks is shown in the Hinestroza lab. Minor changes in the chemical structure can generate a myriad of colors.
A Cornell team has created a way to reuse some polyester compounds to make fabrics and to halt the proliferation of garment waste in landfills.
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Even on future cosmic outposts like Mars, depicted in this artistic rendering, humans must consider closely replicating natural conditions found on Earth, according to a new theory called Pancosmorio.
… Can humans endure long-term living in deep space? The answer is a lukewarm maybe, according to a new theory … far from Earth. Dubbed the Pancosmorio theory – a word coined to mean “all world limit” – it was described in … in March in Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences. “For humans to sustain themselves and all of their …
… To manage atmospheric carbon dioxide and convert the gas into a useful product, Cornell scientists have … of global warming and climate change by applying this long-forgotten idea in a new way. The calculation – named the … understand the several reactions that carbon dioxide can take when electrochemistry is applied and pulsed on a lab …
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, right, and artist Meredith Bergmann discuss the Ruth Bader Ginsburg portrait that will be installed at the Great Western Staircase in the state capitol.
… The American Studies major nailed her March 12 audition, … In 2019, Amara Valerio ’24, then a high school junior, was tapped to sing “The Star Spangled Banner” at her school’s graduation. But … She’s a Meinig Family Cornell National Scholar and a security student leader at Cornell’s Herbert F. Johnson …
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Ray Halbritter, left, representing the Oneida Indian Nation, and President Martha E. Pollack, sign documents that repatriate ancestral remains from the university to the Oneida Indian Nation.
… he could predict things before they were seen, but he did take advantage of observation,” Veverka said. “He was able … a concern, whether professional or personal, Peter would take the time to listen – usually mostly listening as … an asteroid – 5153 Gierasch – in his honor. The asteroid, measuring 17 miles in diameter, was discovered on April 9, …
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The 11 Cornell students who will be helping delegations at COP27 in Egypt.
… Agreement. The undergraduate and graduate students , all taking Cornell’s Global Climate Change Science and Policy … “I am eager to see how international climate negotiations take place,” Foody said, “and see what I can do on a global scale to fight climate change.” …
Both Morrison and Ginsburg graduated from the College of Arts & Sciences.
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Citizen scientists Kevin M. Gill and Fernando Garcia Navarro created this colorful, highly artistic view of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa, taken from JunoCam on the Juno mission’s close flyby Sept. 29. JPL/NASA released this image on Oct. 6.
… mission into frigid focus. In two years, NASA will launch the Europa Clipper spacecraft to survey the frozen moon … 6. In terms of space history, the Juno spacecraft – which has been examining Jupiter’s planetary system since 2016, … tell me that the Europa Clipper will completely redefine what we know about Europa and I can’t wait to see what …
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Léa Bonnefoy ‘15, a post-doctoral researcher, led a team of Cornell scientists to characterize the Dragonfly mission's landing site on Saturn’s moon Titan. The rotorcraft is expected to launch in 2027 and reach that moon in 2034.
… When NASA’s 990-pound Dragonfly rotorcraft reaches the Selk crater region – the mission’s target touchdown spot … this large moon: “Dragonfly is going to finally show us whatthe region – and Titan – looks like.” In addition to …
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In this illustration, exoplanet CoRoT-7b, which is likely five times the mass of Earth, may well be full of lava landscapes and boiling oceans.
… The exploration era for the new James Webb Space Telescope … hot. A multidisciplinary group of Cornell researchers has modeled and synthesized lava in the laboratory as the … of lava worlds by JWST are unlocking the secrets to what kind of places are on our cosmic shore,” said co-author …
“Climate change is a pressing challenge and we don’t have a moment to lose."
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Doctoral student Abhinav Jindal, standing in front of a Rosetta mission image of Comet 67P, modeled the evolution of smooth terrain on that frozen world.
… to land a spacecraft and to scoop up samples – evolve on the icy world of comets. … With an eye toward a possible return mission years in the future, Cornell astronomers have shown how smooth … freezer of space, far from the sun’s heat. “Their chemistry has not changed much from when comets formed, making them …
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Evidence of carbon dioxide was found by the new James Webb Space Telescope on exoplanet WASP-39b, which is shown in this artistic rendering.
… spectral feature that you could see by eye. I knew exactly what it was. I’ve been making models for years and it was in … the most fundamental questions and we’re moving toward an answer being within the realm of possibility.” Read the …
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The 500-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope, known as FAST, in Ghizou province, southwest China
… cosmic ping from more than 3.5 billion light years away, these quick-fire surges provide a pathway for scientists to comprehend the perplexing, mysterious and million-degree intergalactic … the secrets of the broiling hot space between the galaxies. What excites astronomers about the repeating fast radio …
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The Soil Factory, a large, unremarkable warehouse on the southern edge of Ithaca, has become a collaboration center in 2021 for students, scientists, artists, community members and everyone in between.
… so that researchers from varying disciplines could work together collaboratively. … so that researchers from varying disciplines could work together collaboratively – through an “undisciplinary” approach, … of Classics in the College of Arts and Sciences, who has an interest in the environmental humanities. Traveling …
Fueled by the collaborative spirit of Cornell’s faculty, the 2030 Project is helping to remove silos, activate research and leverage existing expertise across all disciplines to find solutions now.
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Scientists have suggested sending an orbiter and probe to Uranus, as their top exploration priority. The voyage would conduct flybys and examine clouds, atmospheric structure, composition, the planet’s rings and moons.
… Over the next 10 years, a collection of the nation’s top … and Astrobiology decadal survey , released April 19, has identified U.S. national scientific priorities and … Lunine said. “And he would say that this is exactly what humankind should be doing – to understand our place in …
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Qihao Li, left, Geoff Coates, the Tisch University Professor of Chemistry and Héctor Abruña, the Émile M. Chamot Professor in the Department of Chemistry, discuss hydrogen energy.
Cornell chemists and Cornell research-startups aim to propose a Northeast research hub to make hydrogen a viable, clean-energy alternative to carbon-based fuels.
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With a color catalog based on Earth’s microbes, astronomers can begin to decipher the tint of life on distant, frozen exoplanets, as depicted in this artistic rendering by Jack Madden Ph.D. ’20.
… biological microbes to cold, distant exoplanets to grasp their composition. … Técnico, Canada’s Université Laval in Quebec, and Cornell – has created the first color catalog of icy planet surface … that circle different stars. But researchers need to know what microbes that live in frigid places on Earth look like …
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A close-up examination of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko reveals dancing gravel, whirling icy debris and transient, movable depressions on its smooth terrain, courtesy of photos from the Rosetta mission.
… – arguably the most-studied comet in history – has yielded a cosmic surprise: It emits molecular oxygen … “Scientists were surprised at how much molecular oxygen was measured in this comet, relative to the water and the other … as far as its formation goes,” Luspay-Kuti said. “But it has accumulated oxygen that gets trapped in the upper layers …
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NASA’s Mars rover Perseverance poses in a planetary selfie last September with the formation known as “Rochette.”
… Barrington’s is shaped like a bird’s head; while Tate’s takes the form of a shoebox created from lava. Those rocks … a lot of tweaking, which can take around 10 hours. That’s what takes time.” In its Earth year on the red planet, …
… Some of the 1,450 students who graduated in December share their transformational Cornell experiences. … undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students completed their studies this month. They include students across Cornell’s colleges, from … Students completing their studies eye the future …
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An image of Jupiter's Great Red Spot, upper right, and the planet's swirling surface, was taken by the Juno spacecraft on Dec. 30, 2020.
“This answers questions that scientists have asked for 200 years," said co-author Jonathan Lunine, the David C. Duncan Professor in the Physical Sciences and chair of the Department of Astronomy.
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A radar image from the Cassini spacecraft of Titan’s liquid methane and ethane rivers and tributaries.
… A Cornell-led team of astronomers has published the final maps of Titan’s liquid methane rivers and … exploration in mind, a Cornell-led team of astronomers has published the final maps of Titan’s liquid methane … (August 2021.) In addition to the maps, the work examined what could be learned by analyzing Earth’s rivers by using …
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The new Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope, known as FAST, in Guizhou, China, where the 1,652 fast radio bursts were detected.
An international team of astronomers including Cornell researchers have detected 1,652 independent millisecond explosions – called fast radio bursts, or FRBs – over a period of only 47 days.
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An artist's rendition of a "hot Jupiter."
… An international team led by Cornell researchers has discovered ionized calcium on the fiery, inferno-like WASP-76b exoplanet. … Jupiter – a place where iron gets vaporized, condenses on the night side and then falls from the sky like rain – the … of ionized calcium could indicate that the exoplanet has very strong upper atmosphere winds,” Deibert said. “Or …
Sixteen military veterans participated in a virtual academic boot camp at Cornell July 26 to Aug. 6. The university partnered with the Warrior-Scholar Project for the seventh consecutive year to help recent or soon-to-be military veterans transition into higher education.
… Dong Lai, M.S. ’91, Ph.D. ’94, professor of astronomy, has won Cornell’s inaugural Provost Award for Teaching … Dong Lai , M.S. ’91, Ph.D. ’94, professor of astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Risa Mish ’85, J.D. … wonderful. They inspire and motivate me.” Overall, Lai has advised 15 doctoral students and co-advised three …
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Mars’ south pole – which looks like creamy swirls in cappuccino – is an icy cap with carbon dioxide and other geologic traits. About a mile below the cap is smectite, a hydrated version of clay.
… “Those bright reflections have been big news over the last few years because they were initially interpreted as liquid water below the ice.” … as evidence for water. But, seeing may be deceiving. After measuringthe area’s electrical properties with orbiting, …
… Cornell astronomers say the detection of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus shows evidence of explosive volcanoes on the mysterious planet. … Scientists last autumn revealed that the gas phosphine was found in trace amounts in Venus’ upper … us about the geology. Science is pointing to a planet that has active explosive volcanism today or in the very recent …
… and exit the Earth Transit Zone – and for how long. “Gaia has provided us with a precise map of the Milky Way galaxy,” … is a dynamic place where stars enter and exit that perfect vantage point to see Earth transit the Sun at a … they won’t be able to spot us until their motion takes them into the Earth Transit Zone in 1,642 years. …
… interstellar space more than 14 billion miles away, it has detected the constant drone of plasma waves. … two sibling NASA spacecraft launched 44 years ago and now the most distant human-made object in space – still works and zooms toward infinity. As the craft toils, it has long since zipped past the edge of the solar system …
Four Commencement ceremonies were held May 29-30, spaced out to meet health guidelines. Though campus was less crowded, the campus mood was warm and celebratory.
… Lab manager and Cornell professors gathered virtually for Cornell’s first Space Tech Industry Day/K.K. Wang Day … and scientific visions of the cosmos are just beginning to take off. More than a dozen space industry leaders, capital … is exploring new radar technology so that satellites – taking images of the Earth – may strip away cloud cover, day …
An artistic rendering for how the new North Campus Residential Expansion halls will look in fall 2021.
… M.A. ’55, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54 are honored in the North Campus expansion. … Chinese scholar and diplomat Hu Shih (B.A. 1914) and the Cayuga Nation with names for new North Campus residence … to Cornell University Library, laying the foundation for what would become one of the best collections of East Asia …
… Using light from the Big Bang, an international team led by Cornell and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has begun to unveil the material which fuels galaxy … of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has begun to unveil the material which fuels galaxy …
Catalyzed by a Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability grant and prompted by other Cornell eco-friendly research over the past decade like the Cornell Fuel Cell Institute and the university’s Energy Materials Center, the Standard Hydrogen Corporation (SHC) and National Grid announced plans March 11 to build the first hydrogen “energy station” of its kind in the nation.
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Walter LaFeber speaking at the 2016 Dedication of the LaFeber Research Study.
… “Walter LaFeber was the most distinguished historian of American foreign policy in the last 60 years." … Walter F. LaFeber, the Andrew H. and James S. Tisch Distinguished University … policy, including Stephen Hadley ’69, a former national security adviser; and Eric Edelman ’72, former ambassador to …
… Cornell and National Park Service researchers found the fort using geophysical imaging techniques and … For a century, archaeologists have looked for the remnants of a wooden fort in Alaska – the Tlingit … might fit together.” In 1799, Russia sent a small army to take over Alaska in order to develop the fur trade, but the …
… Far below the gaseous atmospheric shroud on Saturn’s largest moon, … and composition of each of Titan’s seas had already been measured, except for Titan’s largest sea, Kraken Mare – which not only has a great name, but also contains about 80% of the moon’s …
… – currently orbiting Jupiter, flying close approaches to the planet and then out into the realm of the Jovian moons – and the InSight lander, now … from NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California. The Juno mission was extended from August 2021 until …
… team of astronomers – including 17 Cornellians – report they have found the first faint, low-frequency whispers that may be … from gigantic, colliding black holes in distant galaxies. The findings were obtained from more than 12.5 years of data … team of astronomers – including 17 Cornellians – report they have found the first faint, low-frequency whispers that …
… The large Cornell-designed telescopic “ear” at Arecibo, Puerto Rico, which listened forthe enlightening crackle of the cosmos for nearly six decades, now hears silence. … five decades. The NSF announced the news Nov. 19. “Arecibo has been an incredibly productive facility for nearly 60 …
… the rover Curiosity,” said co-author Alberto G. Fairén , a visiting astrobiologist in the College of Arts and Sciences. … Mars was an extremely active planet from a geological point of view,” Fairén said. “The planet had the conditions … Field geology at Mars’ equator points to ancient megaflood …
… The SilverLining Safe Climate Research Initiative has awarded a $500,000 grant to a Cornell engineering … keep people safe and natural systems stable.” MacMartin emphasized that the research group wants to study the …
… key to finding life on Mars. Diverse microbes discovered in the clay-rich, shallow soil layers in Chile’s dry Atacama Desert suggest that similar deposits below the Martian surface may contain microorganisms, which could … key to finding life on Mars. Diverse microbes discovered in the clay-rich, shallow soil layers in Chile’s dry Atacama …
… Amid the clatter in the days before the presidential election – the long lines at early polls, racial strife, street … Amid the clatter in the days before the presidential election – … attack state competency, public faith in institutions has declined. But for the COVID-19 crisis, as federal drug …
… experts, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. “This election is something that has many people on edge,” Bateman said. “But elections like … happened all around the world. We want offer a sense of what might happen and offer ideas about what to do.” Joining … of voting in the United States to help us understand what’s at stake and how we’ve gotten to this point,” Bateman …
… – all within about 300 light-years of Earth – and which should be able to detect Earth’s chemical traces of life. … she said, “we've just created the star map of where we should look first.” This work was funded by the Carl Sagan …
… who will soon examine NASA mission landing spots on the Saturnian moon Titan, has been awarded a 2020 L’Oréal-United Nations Educational, … in all selected to represent France, was recognized in the physical chemistry category. … NASA mission landing spots on the Saturnian moon Titan, has been awarded a 2020 L’Oréal-United Nations Educational, …
… Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54, whose legal career in the fight for women’s rights, equal rights and human dignity culminated with her ascent to the U.S. Supreme Court, and who – as an octogenarian – … life to innumerable, honorable causes, always fighting for what was right,” said Cornell President Martha E. Pollack. …
… NASA’s Juno spacecraft – orbiting and closely observing the planet Jupiter – has unexpectedly discovered lightning in the planet’s upper … decks, weather systems the size of the Earth and who-knows-what in the interior.” The discovery of shallow lightning on …
… by the European Space Agency and will be part of the next phase of the campaign, according to Hayes. Under the current … Environmental Dynamics Analyzer (MEDA) – an instrument that measures wind speed, temperature, humidity and the size of … for the meteorological sensors on NASA’s Insight mission, has been selected as a long-term planning lead on …
… neutron stars is giving researchers a front-row seat at whatthey believe will be the stars’ eventual cataclysmic merger. … A pair of binary neutron stars in the Milky Way galaxy – discovered eight years ago by a … at Cornell – is giving researchers a front-row seat at whatthey believe will be the stars’ eventual cataclysmic …
The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability has awarded seven Academic Venture Fund (AVF) interdisciplinary seed grants, totaling $1.1 million, for projects that engage faculty from eight Cornell colleges and 16 academic departments.
… When astronomer Joan Schmelz met then-postdoctoral researcher Lisa Kaltenegger a decade ago at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, the hottest cosmic theme to study was exoplanet exploration. … Schmelz, a vice president of the society, “Lisa was in theperfect position to ride the exoplanet wave into the …
… The COVID-19 pandemic is keeping people apart, but Cornell students showed that despite physical distancing they can still make meaningful local, regional and global … The COVID-19 pandemic is keeping people apart, but Cornell … community relationships, and contribute to finding answers to problems throughout the world.” The online …
… far away. “We looked at how different planetary surfaces in the habitable zones of distant solar systems could affect … up more, because the dark shirt is not reflecting light. It has a low albedo (it absorbs light) and it retains heat,” … of the energy given off by the star,” Kaltenegger said. “What makes up the surface of an exoplanet, how many clouds …
… seed-grant proposals in early April, Cornell Atkinson has announced a total of seven Rapid Response Fund grants , … banks during the pandemic; behavior responses to risk; and measuring the pandemic’s economic and environmental impact. … of searches – but also misinformation.” The professors will measure the spread and consumer uptake of misinformation, …
… The next generation of powerful Earth- and space-based … telescopes will be able to hunt distant solar systems for evidence of life on Earth-like exoplanets – particularly … life exists there. To help future scientists make sense of whattheir telescopes are showing them, Cornell astronomers …
… After spotting a curious pattern in scientific papers – they described exoplanets as being cooler than expected – Cornell astronomers have improved a mathematical model to accurately gauge the temperatures of planets from solar systems hundreds of … After spotting a curious pattern in scientific papers – they described exoplanets as being cooler than expected – …
… like chemical snapshots through Earth’s own geologic epochs.They will use them as spectral templates in the hunt for Earth-like planets in distant solar systems in … Spectra of Earth through Geological Time ,” published March 26 in Astrophysical Journal Letters. “Using our own Earth as …
Recyclable plastic containers with the No. 2 designation could become even more popular for manufacturers as plastic milk jugs, dish soap containers and shampoo bottles may soon get an environmental makeover.
… Don Banfield ‘87, principal research scientist at the Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science, is the science lead for a suite of sensors aboard InSight. … scientists studying the stationary Martian lander explore what lies beneath the planet’s surface, the APSS team keeps …
… The Spitzer Space Telescope – with its Cornell-developed infrared spectrograph instrument – has been peering through murky cosmic dust to study the distant heavens for 16 years. Originally scheduled to last 2.5 years, the … its Cornell-developed infrared spectrograph instrument – has been peering through murky cosmic dust to study the …
… once thought to be a quiet, dirty snowball cruising through the solar system becomes quite active when seen up close. … once thought to be a quiet dirty snowball cruising through the solar system becomes quite active when seen up close. … is just the beginning,” said Hayes. “The Rosetta mission has enabled the emergence of a new field in small body …
Yervant Terzian, the Tisch Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Astronomy, who studied the physical matter between stars, dedicated his career to education and chaired the department for two decades, died Nov. 25 in Ithaca. Terzian was 80.
… A Cornell senior has come up with a way to discern life on exoplanets … A Cornell senior has come up with a way to discern life on exoplanets … cosmic neighborhoods: a spectral field guide. Zifan Lin ’20 has developed high-resolution spectral models and scenarios …
… A Cornell senior has come up with a way to discern life on exoplanets: a … A Cornell senior has come up with a way to discern life on exoplanets loitering in other cosmic neighborhoods: a spectral field guide. Zifan Lin … Looking for exoplanet life in all the right spectra …
… Steve Squyres ’78, Ph.D. ’81, the James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences, who has taught astronomy, conducted research and chaperoned two … ’81, the James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences, who has taught astronomy, conducted research and chaperoned two …
Astronomers seeking life on distant planets may want to go for the glow.Harsh ultraviolet radiation flares from red suns, once thought to destroy surface life on planets, might help uncover hidden biospheres. Their radiation could trigger a protective glow from life on exoplanets called biofluorescence, according to new Cornell research.
… Survey Satellite (TESS), a mission designed to comb the heavens for exoplanets, has discovered its first potentially habitable world outside … a mission designed to comb the heavens for exoplanets, has discovered its first potentially habitable world outside … to test theories and models. “We built the first models of what this new world could be like,” he said. “Just knowing …
… The White House has recognized four Cornell faculty members … Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The awards were announced July 2.The award is the highest … The White House has recognized four Cornell faculty members …
… palette from early Earth to create a cosmic “cheat sheet” for looking at distant worlds. By correlating tints and … where discovered exoplanets may reasonably fall along their own evolutionary spectrum. … associate at Cornell’s Carl Sagan Institute. O’Malley-James has co-authored “Expanding the Timeline for Earth’s …
… The American Astronomical Society (AAS) Division for … will honor Cornell astronomy professor Phil Nicholson with the 2019 Harold Masursky Award, a prize for meritorious … The American Astronomical Society (AAS) Division for … and a distinguished researcher in his own right, Phil has had a profound impact on our understanding of the cosmos …
… threaded its way through Saturn’s rings to acquire the last drops of data before its fatal plunge into the planet nearly two years ago, it collected spectral … bright plateaus.Instead of uncovering definitive scientific answers, the spectral images from the Cassini flyby …
… began to line up for Cornell’s 2019 Commencement May 26, the morning skies that threatened rain gave way to rays … began to line up for Cornell’s 2019 Commencement May 26, the morning skies that threatened rain gave way to rays … Navadeh ’19 – a photography aficionado – volunteered to take images with Ren’s family on the Arts Quad late in the …
… The arc of educational continuity and inspirational teaching was celebrated May 22 at the 31st annual Merrill Presidential Scholars convocation in Willard Straight Hall. Thirty-four seniors – among the very best of the Class of 2019 – honored beloved, … The arc of educational continuity and inspirational teaching …
… Fresh air, nature and playing outdoors is theperfect prescription for sedentary and sluggish … Center for the Study of Inequality … Fresh air, nature and playing outdoors is theperfect prescription for sedentary and sluggish children, … positive interventions,” he said. For example, if it is taking too long to get people on or off the bus, systems can …
By examining data from the Cassini spacecraft’s last close encounter with Saturn’s moon Titan, scientists have found that its methane-filled lakes are up to 300 feet deep, much deeper than previously thought.
… religious studies – asked: “How do we build a just society? What economic decisions can we make today to reshape our world? The first answer is that we need to build good infrastructure, a … net to catch those who have fallen,” she said. “Our second answer is, we need to live a life of compassion. When we …
… NASA's Insight mission now provides daily weather reports from Mars, with help from Cornell astronomer … NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will provide daily weather reports for Mars, courtesy of the red planet’s newest robotic … Weather on Mars: Chilly with a chance of ‘dust devils’ …
