
51 Pegasi b Fellowship awarded to Dr. Rixin Li
The Heising-Simons Foundation has announced the 2023 recipients of the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship. Dr. Rixin Li is one of eight recipients.
/news/51-pegasi-b-fellowship-awarded-dr-rixin-liThe Heising-Simons Foundation has announced the 2023 recipients of the 51 Pegasi b Fellowship. Dr. Rixin Li is one of eight recipients.
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"A lot of research has delved into the planetary engulfment process, and a new study calculated one in ten evolved stars in the Milky Way will swallow Jupiter-mass planets."
Dr. Darryl Seligman is one of 59 recipients of the 2023 Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Research Fellows.
/news/nsf-postdoctoral-fellowship-awarded-dr-darryl-seligmanA&S faculty members will delve into questions ranging from quantum computing to foreign policy development and from heritage forensics to effects of climate change.
/news/25m-new-frontier-grants-supports-bold-projectsThis summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.
/news/nexus-scholars-program-expands-research-opportunities-101-students“These new observations are another step forward in understanding the remarkable engines and the diversity of fast radio bursts.”
/news/reversible-magnetic-field-found-around-fast-radio-burst-first-timeScientists were surprised when a NASA satellite detected that lower- and higher-energy X-rays were polarized differently, with electromagnetic fields oriented at right angles to each other.
/news/neutron-stars-x-rays-reveal-photon-metamorphosisThea McKenna is an astronomy major.
/news/i-presented-my-research-national-conferencesCornell Cinema will present a free screening of the documentary Good Night Oppy.
/news/mars-rover-documentary-screen-cornell-cinemaSchmidt was recognized for contributions to climate science, following the recent publication of surprise results about the melting of the imperiled Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica.
/news/britney-schmidt-named-one-times-100-most-influential-peopleResearchers discovered that the atmosphere of exoplanet HD149026b, a ‘hot Jupiter’ orbiting a star comparable to our sun, is super-abundant in the heavier elements carbon and oxygen.
/news/giant-planet-atmospheres-vary-widely-jwst-confirmsInsights from Oumuamua could advance our understanding of planet formation in this solar system and others.
/news/first-known-interstellar-interloper-resembles-dark-cometProfesslor Martha Haynes organizes monthly Zoom events led by Cornell faculty, research staff, and student experts on a variety of astronomy topics.
/news/learn-about-cosmos-cornell-astronomersScanning the first images of a well-known early galaxy taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), Cornell astronomers were intrigued to see a blob of light near its outer edge.
/news/astronomers-discover-metal-rich-galaxies-early-universeA U.S.-New Zealand research team recognized a shift as evidence of “ice pumping” – a process important to the stability of the Ross Ice Shelf.
/news/robot-provides-unprecedented-views-below-antarctic-ice-shelfA yearslong effort to launch Cornell-made satellite technology into a neighboring solar system is making a terrestrial stop at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City.
/news/postcards-earth-hologram-project-showcased-intrepidCornell astronomers discovered a companion galaxy estimated at 1.4 billion years old while scanning images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
/news/astronomers-discover-metal-rich-galaxies-early-universe-0Current state-of-the-art instrumentation being sent to Mars to collect and analyze evidence of ancient life may not be sensitive enough to make accurate assessments, says a Cornell-led study.
/news/life-mars-better-tools-needed-get-answerFirst-of-their-kind observations beneath the floating shelf of a vulnerable Antarctic glacier reveal widespread cracks and crevasses where melting occurs more rapidly, contributing to the glacier’s retreat.
/news/underwater-robot-helps-explain-antarctic-glaciers-retreatAlberto G. Fairén led an inaugural study of a dynamic analogous Earth environment where changes can be analyzed over many years.
/news/spanish-lagoon-proposed-mars-astrobiological-time-analogThe Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope “will be able to look regularly at frequency ranges very few other telescopes can even detect."
/news/cornell-led-telescope-project-completion-sightGierasch 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.
/news/peter-gierasch-planetary-astronomer-dies-82Thanks to the first working microphone to traverse the surface of Mars, the sound of a tiny, extraterrestrial dust tornado has reached Earth.
/news/perseverance-rover-records-sound-dust-devils-marsAn observational cosmologist studying the structure, evolution and environments of galaxies, Giovanelli had broad research interests.
/news/eminent-astronomer-riccardo-giovanelli-dies-76Global Cornell will host a town hall in December for additional feedback and announce the new Global Grand Challenge theme in the coming year.
/news/cornell-global-partners-discuss-next-grand-challenge“This is the first time we see concrete evidence of photochemistry – chemical reactions initialized by energetic stellar light – on exoplanets.”
/news/webb-telescope-shows-exoplanet-atmosphere-never-seen"Close-ups of Jupiter and its gorgeous cloud-tops star in the latest batch of images sent back from NASA’s Juno orbiter."
/news/photos-see-giant-planet-jupiter-looking-its-best-new-images-just-back-nasas-juno-spacecraftZe-Wen Koh plans to pursue a doctorate in planetary science after graduation.
/news/senior-wins-award-seti-institute-planetary-researchThe rapid expansion of commercial space activity, as well as its integration into key government programs and services, represents a leap into uncharted waters.
/news/promise-and-perils-new-space-boomThe National Science Foundation offers approximately 2,000 fellowships per year to research-based master’s and doctoral students pursuing STEM studies.
/news/over-50-students-receive-nsf-graduate-fellowshipsFor Lisa Kaltenegger and her generation of exoplanet astronomers, decades of planning have set the stage for an epochal detection.
/news/dream-discovering-alien-life-finds-new-hope-1Partygoers enjoyed space-themed cupcakes, peered through the telescope and pored over a display of observatory instruments to celebrate Fuertes Observatory's 100th birthday.
/news/crowd-gathers-wish-happy-birthday-fuertes-telescopeScientists believe Europa’s global ocean contains more than twice as much water as all of Earth’s oceans combined and may be suitable for life.
/news/junos-new-views-heighten-europa-clipper-excitementElizabeth Riley, postdoc in psychology, and Eileen Gonzales, postdoc in astronomy, represent the College of Arts and Sciences among the honorees.
/news/seven-postdocs-honored-achievement-awards-0When NASA’s 990-pound Dragonfly rotorcraft reaches Saturn’s moon in 2034, Cornell’s Léa Bonnefoy '15 will have helped to make it a smooth landing.
/news/scientists-depict-dragonfly-landing-site-saturn-moon-titanCornell researchers developed a starter catalog for finding volcanic worlds that feature fiery landscapes and oceans of magma.
/news/synthetic-lava-lab-aids-exoplanet-explorationSara Miller is a doctoral student in geological sciences studyig oceans that exist on planetary bodies using numerical modeling.
/news/student-spotlight-sara-millerEileen Gonzales is a recipient of a Postdoc Achievement Award for Excellence in Leadership as part of Cornell’s celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week 2022!
/news/postdoc-spotlight-eileen-gonzalesUsing computer simulations, Cornell researchers demonstrate that strong reflections can be generated by interference between geological layers, without liquid water or other rare materials.
/news/layering-not-liquid-astronomers-explain-mars-watery-reflectionsCornell astronomers Anna Y. Q. Ho and Shrinivas R. Kulkarni are part of the mission team for the UltraViolet Explorer (UVEX) mission, which has advanced toward a 2028 launch with NASA.
/news/uvex-nasa-mission-advances-cornell-astronomers-team“Frank Drake was a pioneer of radio astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence using radio telescopes."
/news/frank-drake-51-astronomy-pioneer-dies-92This year, 15 new faculty are bringing innovative ideas in a wide range of topics to the College of Arts & Sciences’ nexus of discovery and impact, including climate change, astronomy, identity studies and the economy.
/news/college-welcomes-new-faculty-2022-23Observation team member Eileen Gonzales, 51 Pegasi b Postdoctoral Fellow, says this is just the beginning.
/news/nasa-releases-first-webb-telescope-image-exoplanetAstronomers have shown how smooth terrains – a good place to land a spacecraft and to scoop up samples – evolve on the icy world of comets.
/news/cornell-scientists-show-how-terrain-evolves-icy-cometA large international team found molecular evidence of carbon dioxide on the exoplanet WASP-39b, a giant gaseous world orbiting a sun-like star about 700 light-years away.
/news/cornell-helps-detect-co2-first-time-faraway-worldKlarman Fellows pursue research in any discipline in the College, including natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the creative arts as well as cross-disciplinary fields. The application deadline is October 14.
/news/opens-application-portal-klarman-postdoc-fellowshipsTrevor Foote, a fourth-year astronomy and space sciences doctoral candidate, was recently awarded a 2022 FINESST Fellowship.
/news/astronomy-phd-candidate-awarded-finesst-fellowshipWhile Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Elon Musk send people into orbit, real-time mapping of the Earth has much broader applications, writes Dean Ray Jayawardhana.
/news/satellite-imaging-not-tourism-modern-space-raceFaculty respond to the release of the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope.
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