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Each year, the MacArthur Foundation names several dozen of the nation's most creative and influential people as MacArthur Fellows which provides funds for two years which the recipients can use toward any purpose. The Class of 2013 awardees includes...

"Kepler 78b, a planet some 400 light-years away, is like hell on earth. Astronomers described it on Wednesday as the first Earth-size planet that seems to be made of the same mixture of rock and iron as Earth, and that orbits a star similar to our sun. At...

Herewith the tentative course list for 2025-2026. FALL 2025 INSTRUCTOR DAY TIME AY 1: Big Questions in Astronomy Edo Berger T, Th 10:30-11:45 AY 2: Navigation Phil Sadler T, Th 12:00-1:15 AY 17: Galactic & Extragalactic Chris Stubbs M,W, F 1:30 - 2:45 AY...

Abstract: The circumstances surrounding the origins of life on Earth are still unknown, though substantial progress has been made recently. In general, the origins of life might have followed the path where first, simple feedstock molecules available in...