Spotlight on Astronomy

In a publication in Nature Geoscience on 22 June 2014, Cornell astronomers and an international team presented their analysis of transient features that appeared and then subsequently disappeared from one of Titan's large seas.  

Physics major George McDonald ’14 (Hayes Lab), who graduated May 25, was presented with the Stephen E. Dwornik Award at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in Houston, TX in March, 2014.

The 2013 PROSE Awards winners were announced February 6, 2014 at the PROSE Awards Luncheon in Washington, DC.

Ever wondered about relativity? Pondered a black hole?

On Jan. 9 Chile’s government granted the use of land near the summit of the Cerro Chajnantor Mountain in the Atacama Desert to CCAT.

At the launch of a series of informal gatherings of Friends of Astronomy (FoA) Nov. 9 in the Space Sciences Building, speakers from the Cornell space sciences community offered an overview of the current state of Cornell astronomy.

Sagan, the late Cornell professor of astronomy, showed Americans how to grasp science via his popular PBS television show “Cosmos” in the 1980s.

Planets rich in carbon, including so-called diamond planets, may lack oceans, according to NASA-funded theoretical research. - See more at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-308&utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NASAJPL&utm_content=release+2013-308#sthash.qcypOs5D.dpuf Planets rich in carbon, including so-called diamond planets, may lack oceans, according to NASA-funded theoretical research. - See more at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-308&utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NASAJPL&utm_content=release+2013-308#sthash.qcypOs5D.dpuf Planets rich in carbon, including so-called diamond planets, may lack oceans, according to NASA-funded theoretical research. - See more at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-308&utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NASAJPL&utm_content=release+2013-308#sthash.qcypOs5D.dpuf Planets rich in carbon, including so-called diamond planets, may lack oceans, according to NASA-funded theoretical research. - See more at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-308&utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NASAJPL&utm_content=release+2013-308#sthash.qcypOs5D.dpuf

Alexander Hayes and Steven Squyres are both recipients of planetary science awards, according to EOS. Click on the titles to read the articles.