
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."
/news/cornell-led-telescope-project-completion-sightThe 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.
/news/cornell-astronomers-cheer-new-space-telescopes-first-imagesA group of students, including some Nexus Scholars, is learning practical skills related to sustainability and connecting them to community behaviors.
/news/sustainability-and-spirituality-garden“The Sky Is for Everyone” is a collection of autobiographical essays by “women who broke down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy.”
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Professor Jayaram N Chengalur will take charge as the 10th director of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).
Chengalur completed his doctoral and postdoctoral studies from Cornell University.
A&S faculty will lead many courses on campus and join educational vacations as part of Cornell Adult University.
/news/learn-travel-cornell-alumni-faculty-summerSending out an occasional and informative 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 medium.
/news/rapid-fire-fast-radio-burst-shows-hot-space-between-galaxiesJonathan Barrientos is exploring the possibility of life on Earth-like planets beyond our solar system, called exoplanets.
/news/peering-through-alien-atmospheres“Dean Jayawardhana has been an exceptional leader of the university’s most academically diverse college,” Provost Michael Kotlikoff said.
/news/jayawardhana-reappointed-dean-named-bethe-professorA number of special events are planned in the College of Arts & Sciences to celebrate Reunion 2022.
/news/reunion-2022-features-host-eventsThe awards recognize the excellence represented within the graduate community and celebrates students for their accomplishments.
/news/twenty-five-receive-awards-recognizing-inclusive-excellenceCornell researchers contributed to the first direct visual evidence of something compact and very massive at the center of the Milky Way.
/news/team-reveals-first-image-black-hole-our-galaxys-heartYubo Su is a doctoral candidate in astronomy and space sciences and recipient of a 2022 Wu Scholarship.
/news/student-spotlight-yubo-suProject scientists are looking forward to collecting data that will give them insight into the universe’s earliest days; the telescope will also play a role in the search for gravitational waves and dark matter.
/news/major-progress-made-construction-fred-young-submillimeter-telescopePerri Thaler is an Astronomy and Economics major.
/news/ability-come-problem-multiple-angles-valuableProfessors Jonathan I. Lunine and Alexander Hayes played leadership roles in identifying U.S. national scientific priorities through 2033.
/news/cornell-chaired-panels-advocate-uranus-enceladus-missionsFifty undergrads in the College of Arts & Sciences will take part in paid research projects in Ithaca this summer with faculty from throughout the College.
/news/first-cohort-nexus-scholars-chosen-summer-research-positionsNikole Lewis will be one of the first to characterize distant exoplanets using infrared data from the newly launched James Webb Space Telescope.
/news/glowing-planets-and-chemical-fingerprintsJ.J. Zanazzi, Ph.D. ’18, has been selected for a 2022 51 Pegasi b Fellowship, which provides exceptional postdoctoral scientists with the opportunity to conduct theoretical, observational, and experimental research in planetary astronomy.
/news/astronomy-alum-chosen-51-pegasi-b-fellowshipAt a dizzying elevation in Chile, two astronomers had only hours left to collect data from light that had taken 11.5 billion years to reach Earth.
/news/chasing-data-astronomers-race-explore-ancient-galaxiesOn Cornell’s eighth Giving Day, held March 16, 15,905 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends from more than 80 countries made gifts totaling a record-breaking $12,268,629.
/news/more-12m-donated-support-students-24-hoursAs ground-based and space telescopes improve, astronomers need a color-coded guide to compare Earth’s biological microbes to cold, distant exoplanets to grasp their composition.
/news/tint-life-color-catalog-built-find-frozen-worlds