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New Webb Telescope images will allow Earth to peer back in time

July 5, 2022

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will release its first full-color images and spectroscopic data in one week. Webb is an international program led by NASA with its partners, ESA (European Space Agency) and the Canadian Space Agency.

Physical Sciences & Engineering
Arts and Sciences

Cornell astronomers await James Webb Space Telescope launch

December 10, 2021

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.

science

Countdown to launch: Cornell scientists play key roles in James Webb Space Telescope

August 27, 2021

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

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Astro2020 prioritizes extraterrestrial life, diversity in astronomy

November 4, 2021

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.

Physical Sciences & Engineering
science

Ancient ocean, meteorites could have seeded life in Venusian clouds

September 14, 2020

Jonathan Lunine, an astrophysicist who studies the origin of life in exotic environments in space, comments on the discovery of the chemical compound phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus.

Physical Sciences & Engineering
Arts and Sciences

Virtual astronomy: Coronavirus sparks new model for scientific conferences

March 18, 2020

Jonathan Lunine, professor of physics and chair of the astronomy department, comments on the impact of the coronavirus on scientific conferences.

Arts and Sciences

BepiColombo probes seek answers to Mercury’s iron mystery

October 15, 2018

Jonathan Lunine, professor in the Physical Sciences at Cornell University, comments on the upcoming launch of the BepiColombo probes, a European-Japanese mission to Mercury. 

Arts and Sciences

‘New era’ of Sun exploration nears as NASA’s Parker Solar Probe preps for launch

July 25, 2018

Jonathan Lunine, director of the Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science at Cornell University, comments on NASA’s first mission to fly directly into our sun’s atmosphere.

Physical Sciences & Engineering
Arts and Sciences

Organics on Mars means it’s time to target ‘biosignatures’

June 7, 2018

Jonathan Lunine says the discovery of preserved organics on the Red Planet is a call for new tests directly targeting biosignatures on the Martian surface.

Arts and Sciences

Red planet and ‘ocean world’? Lake on Mars boosts potential for life

July 25, 2018

Jonathan Lunine, director of the Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science at Cornell University, comments on newly discovered evidence of a liquid water lake below the surface of Mars.

Physical Sciences & Engineering
Arts and Sciences

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