NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope — the largest and most powerful space science observatory ever built — is fueled for its Dec. 22 launch. Webb is an international program led by NASA with its partners, the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.

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Jerel Ezell, professor of Africana studies and an expert in health disparities and social inequality in post-industrial communities, comments on President Biden's $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

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The newly released Astro2020 decadal survey has ranked the projects the astronomer community wants to prioritize for the next 10 years. The 614-page NASA-sponsored report highlights the search for extraterrestrial life, as well as stressing the need for greater diversity among astronomy’s ranks.

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Sanctions historian Nicholas Mulder comments on Russia's demands for sanction relief for green energy projects.

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Astronomers have discovered a Jupiter-sized planet that survived its star’s death.

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Cornell University professor shares his experience working with Nobel prize winner David MacMillan.

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Cornell University scientists are playing key roles in the launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.

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Sarah Kreps is a professor of government and international relations at Cornell University. Her research focuses on the use of drones for counterterrorism, cyber security and cyber escalation. Kreps says that if countries are going to be turning to unmanned tech on the ground, a human should be kept in the loop on decisions about life and death.

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Sarah Kreps, a technology, international politics and national security expert, comments on two new investigations from the European Union's privacy watchdog into EU institutions’ use of cloud computing services offered by Amazon and Microsoft.

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Jerel Ezell, professor of Africana studies and an expert in health disparities and social inequality in post-industrial communities, comments on the Senate approval of a bipartisan, $35 billion bill to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.

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