NASA
NASA InSight Lander Provides Weather Reports from the Red Planet
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The NASA InSight lander will be providing weather reports from Mars’ surface while it gathers seismological data about Mars’ interior.
Arts & Entertainment
YANDAVA | Do Androids Dream in Iambic Petameter
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That there is something so achingly sad and human in the death of Oppy who we sent out to explore the universe for us shouldn’t surprise us.
Mars Rover
NASA Declares Death of Cornell-Led Opportunity Rover After 15 Years on Mars
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The rover was meant to last 90 days. Instead, it roamed the surface of Mars looking for signs of past life for over a decade longer.
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Cornell Research Associate on InSight Team Describes Awe of Mars Landing
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As a co-investigator of InSight’s science team, Banfield monitors weather data like Mars’ wind and temperature through the use of seismometers and other instruments attached to the spacecraft.
Carl Sagan Institute
Former Kepler Mission Scientist to Speak About Searching For Life in The Universe
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Natalie Batalha, a former project scientist for NASA’s Kepler Mission who made into the list of 2017 Time’s 100 most influential people, will lead the audience on a journey to the stars in an upcoming lecture.
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Cornell Celebrates Carl Sagan’s 84th Birthday by Releasing ‘Lost’ Lecture
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Linda Mikula recently discovered a “lost” recording of a lecture by Carl Sagan titled “The Age of Exploration.” The lecture was released on what would have been the former professor’s 84th birthday.
Mars Rover
NASA Awaits ‘Miraculous Recovery’ or ‘Honorable Death’ of Cornell-Led Mars Rover
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Principal investigator of the Mars rover missions, Prof. Steven Squyres ’78 is “now teaching adults, college students, who cannot remember a time when there wasn’t a rover on Mars.” The rover, Opportunity, who has been on Mars for 14 years became unresponsive in June following a massive dust storm on the planet.
Alumni
Cornell Awards Alumna for Dedication to ‘Prosperity’ in Her Hometown
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Christa Glazier ’01 was honored with the Cornell New York State Hometown Alumni Award. The current vice president of communications and marketing at CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity sent her awarded donation to InterFaiths Works’ Center for New Americans.
CubeSat
NASA To Send 2 Satellites Into Space Designed By Cornell Lab
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There’s something about outer space that naturally captures our imagination. From little kids dreaming about becoming astronauts, to full grown adults gazing up at the majesty of the stars, the final frontier timelessly inspires us all. Despite this seemingly natural fascination, few could ever hope to get there because of the exorbitant costs often associated with space flight missions. However, with the advent of 3D printing and work from Space Systems Design Studio – the research lab of Prof. Mason Peck, mechanical and aerospace engineering – this reality is sure to change in the near future. This past March, NASA selected 11 research groups from across the country to partake in their CubeSat launch initiative, which was a project designed to encourage the development of “CubeSats,” or “nano-satellites.” According to NASA, a typical CubeSat unit measures 4×4 inches, and weighs roughly three pounds.
NASA
Despite National Media Claims, 7% of Astronaut’s Genes Did Not Change In Space
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“We’re about two percent different from chimps,” Prof. Chris Mason said. “He would have been a different species if seven percent of his DNA changed.”