Friends of Astronomy

In 1992 the Department officially inaugurated a group called "Friends of Astronomy" composed mostly of Cornell alumni and friends. This has been a very happy experience with significant interaction between the department and our friends in the wider world.

Anyone with an interest in all things astronomical here at Cornell is welcome to join the Friends of Astronomy group.  If interested in finding out more about the group, write to friendsofastronomy@cornell.edu.
 

  • Tuesday Mar 19th @ 8 pm EDT
    "Evolution Across the Cosmos: Nature's Missing Evolutionary Law"
    featuring Jonathan Lunine, Chair of the Astronomy Department and the David C. Duncan Professor in the Physical Sciences and Dr. Michael Wong of the Earth and Planetary Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution for Science. Evolution applies throughout the cosmos as well as here on Earth. While we understand that the evolution of the cosmos leads toward structures of ever greater complexity, we do not know why that is. How do such structures come about? Are the known physical laws sufficient to explain the growing complexity? Jonathan and Mike will argue "no", and postulate an additional principle based up the functional information of the system. It's guaranteed to be an interesting and thought-provoking discussion. For a preview, read this article from the Cornell News.
     
  • Tuesday Apr 16th @ 8 pm EDT
    "The Landscape of Stellar Death"

    Organizer: Anna Ho
  • Wednesday May 22nd @ 8pm EDT
    "Alien Earths"

    Organizer: Lisa Kaltenegger

For a Zoom link, please write to friendsofastronomy@cornell.edu.

 

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