The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/astronomy/)
Students, professors, alumni and stargazers alike gathered to celebrate the life and legacy of Carl Sagan in a 90th birthday celebration hosted by the Carl Sagan Institute.
The Europa Clipper is a flagship National Aeronautics and Space Administration mission to investigate the habitability of Jupiter’s moon Europa. Several Cornell faculty members, graduate students and research associates have contributed to the mission’s scientific and technical development.
Ithacans can now enjoy a drink alongside space science education thanks to the efforts of five graduate students in Cornell’s astronomy department.
Ithacans can now enjoy a drink alongside space science education thanks to the efforts of five graduate students in Cornell’s astronomy department.
The Cornell and Ithaca communities are expected to witness a partial solar eclipse on April 8 with many events being lined up for the day.
On April 8, a total solar eclipse will travel across the Americas, moving from Mazatlan, Mexico to Houlton, Maine. The 2024 eclipse represents a rare opportunity to view a total solar eclipse within the US.
The last Super Blue Moon until 2037 appeared yesterday night as it aligned with Saturn in the southeast skies
The Perseid meteor shower — often considered one of the best meteor showers of the year — reached its pinnacle in both visibility and frequency for Northeast observers during the night of Aug. 12 to Aug. 13, including in Tompkins County.
Cornell astronomers detailed a newly-discovered galaxy with many unique traits, which make it a subject of further exploration, in a Feb. 17 paper. Published in The Astrophysics Journal Letters, the study found that the newly-uncovered galaxy likely has an efficient star formation rate, meaning that more stars are born per year relative to other galaxies.
The James Webb Telescope, a telescope which Cornell faculty helped build and develop, collects data from the furthest corners from our solar system, and Cornell faculty hope to use it to catch a glimpse into what lies beyond Earth.