Gennady Schvets, an expert on fusion and plasma physics, comments on the first ever fusion reaction to generate more energy than used to start the reaction.

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NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator technology demonstration, or LOFTID, launched and landed this morning. The experimental heat shield technology is needed for any future crewed missions on Mars.

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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.

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Max Zhang, a sustainable energy systems expert, comments on France's decision to invest €1bn in nuclear power by 2030.

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

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Cornell University expert available to discuss the future of commercial space travel. 

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Stephen Wicker says iPhones that can directly connect to the internet will greatly reduce the digital divide and increase competition in a marketplace currently dominated by the duopoly of cable and ADSL.

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John Albertson is a professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Robert Howarth, a professor of ecology and environmental biology, comment on new Biden administration regulations on methane emissions.

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Geoff Abers, chair of earth and atmospheric sciences at Cornell University, comments on an 8.2-magnitude earthquake that struck off the southern coast of Alaska.

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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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