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  • Jake Turner and Samantha Trumbo receive fellowships

    Cornell researchers receive prestigious fellowships

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    Ancient light illuminates matter that fuels galaxy formation

  • Cleaning of the Mastcam-Z cameras prior to stowing for launch

    Perseverance’s zoom cameras to take historic focus on Mars

  • Bright gold sea with mountains in distance

    Astronomers estimate Titan’s largest sea is 1,000 feet deep

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    NASA extends Cornell-involved Juno, InSight missions

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The Cornell Astronomy Climate and Diversity Committee has been established to set up and maintain a system for promoting an environment in the Department which promotes collaboration, inclusion, mentorship and respect.


  small helicopter flying over a barren, orange landscape

Roving Mars, by air and land

Ingenuity, the first helicopter ever to fly on another planet, will be a technology demonstration for the Mars 2020 mission; one day such rotorcraft could provide reconnaissance for rovers to help guide their routes, says Rob Sullivan, a research scientist at the Cornell Center for Astrophysics & Planetary Science and a member of the Mars 2020 science team.

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