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Cornell-led team detects dust around a primitive star, shedding new light on universe's origins
February 2, 2009
by Anne Ju (Cornell Chronicle) -- A Cornell-led team of astronomers has observed dust forming around a dying star in a nearby galaxy, giving a glimpse into the early universe and enlivening a debate about the origins of all cosmic dust.
Both Mars rovers keep on rolling, despite Spirit's recent 'benign event'
February 23, 2009
by Bill Steele (Cornell Chronicle) -- the Mars rover Spirit is ambling along just fine, after a recent report glitch that burned out to be a minor "benign event", according to Steven Squyres...
Arecibo survey is using 50,000 PCs worldwide
April 2, 2009
by L. Gold (Cornell Chronicle) -- In the search for yet-undiscovered pulsars or ultra-fast spinning neutron stars, a grand-scale sky survey at the Cornell-managed Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is now taking advantage of the combined processing power of personal computers around the world...
PBS film examines career of CU renegade Tommy Gold
May 1, 2009
by George Lowery (Cornell Chronicle) -- the Cornell professor who helped NASA put men on the moon, recruited Carl Sagan to the Cornell faculty and advanced controversial theories on everything from the physiology of hearing to the consistency of the moon's surface to the origins of oil is the subject of a forthcoming documentary, "Renegade Genius: The Story of Tommy Gold," airing on PBS stations in May and June.
PBS film examines career of CU renegade Tommy Gold
May 1, 2009
by George Lowery (Cornell Chronicle) -- the Cornell professor who helped NASA put men on the moon, recruited Carl Sagan to the Cornell faculty and advanced controversial theories on everything from the physiology of hearing to the consistency of the moon's surface to the origins of oil is the subject of a forthcoming documentary, "Renegade Genius: The Story of Tommy Gold," airing on PBS stations in May and June.
Family, Friends of Astronomy celebrate Yervant Terzian
October 14, 2009
by Anne Ju (Cornell Chronicle) -- Form faculty members and former students to astronomy-enthusiast friends, Yervant Terzian's Cornell family gathered in Ithaca Oct. 9-11 to celebrate his 70th birthday.
Squyres wins Carl Sagan Medal for public outreach
October 6, 2009
by Anne Ju (Cornell Chronicle) -- For his work making the Mars Exploration Rover mission a compelling saga for millions of people, Steven W. Squyres, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy and principal scientific investigator for the mission, has received the 2009 Carl Sagan Medal from the American Astronomical Society.
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