
Cornell-led telescope project completion in sight
The Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope “will be able to look regularly at frequency ranges very few other telescopes can even detect."
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The Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope “will be able to look regularly at frequency ranges very few other telescopes can even detect."
Read MoreGierasch contributed to a wealth of knowledge on the processes of planetary atmospheres and served as a team scientist on the Viking, Pioneer, Voyager, Galileo and Cassini missions for NASA.
Read MoreThanks to the first working microphone to traverse the surface of Mars, the sound of a tiny, extraterrestrial dust tornado has reached Earth.
Read MoreAn observational cosmologist studying the structure, evolution and environments of galaxies, Giovanelli had broad research interests.
Read MoreGlobal Cornell will host a town hall in December for additional feedback and announce the new Global Grand Challenge theme in the coming year.
Read More“This is the first time we see concrete evidence of photochemistry – chemical reactions initialized by energetic stellar light – on exoplanets.”
Read More"Close-ups of Jupiter and its gorgeous cloud-tops star in the latest batch of images sent back from NASA’s Juno orbiter."
Read MoreZe-Wen Koh plans to pursue a doctorate in planetary science after graduation.
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