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An international team of astronomers including Cornell researchers have detected 1,652 independent millisecond explosions – called fast radio bursts, or FRBs – over a period of only 47 days.
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Britney Schmidt is in Antarctica through February 2022 with a small team of researchers to explore the confluence of glaciers, floating ice shelves and ocean, using a submarine robot called Icefin.
/news/schmidt-exploring-earths-oceans-reach-europa
Astronomer Lisa Kaltenegger, director of the Carl Sagan Institute, comments on the discovery of MOA-2010-BLG-477Lb, a Jupiter-sized planet that survived its star’s death.
/news/surviving-stars-demise-discovery-adds-proof-planetary-resilience
In this Air & Space Magazine article, read about the upcoming launch of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope - the most powerful, expensive, and eagerly anticipated telescope ever to gaze out into the universe.Read the full story here.
/news/telescope-will-change-astronomy-0
Following a competitive application process, eLab, Cornell’s student startup accelerator, announced the 20 student teams selected for participation in the 2021-22 cohort.
/news/elab-introduces-newest-cohort-student-startups
An international team led by Cornell researchers has discovered ionized calcium on the fiery, inferno-like WASP-76b exoplanet.
/news/spectrum-reveals-extreme-exoplanet-even-more-exotic
A new Cornell study finds that next-generation telescopes used to see exoplanets could confuse Earth-like planets with other types of planets in the same solar system.
/news/planet-confusion-could-slow-earth-exoplanet-exploration
Cornell University, long recognized as one of the leading universities in space science and technology, released a new certificate program that will prepare engineers with the foundational knowledge needed to launch them into a career in aerospace engineering and commercial spaceflight.The space technology industry has made great strides with...
/news/cornel-launches-spaceflight-mechanics-certificate-program
Astronomer Ray Jayawardhana, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences, is featured in “Particles Unknown,” airing Oct. 6.
/news/dean-featured-pbsbbc-documentary
The program brings accomplished journalists to Cornell each year to interact with faculty, researchers and students.
/news/natalie-wolchover-named-zubrow-visiting-journalist-spring-2022