Rain can spoil a wolf spider's day, too

Artificial 'power plants' harness energy from wind and rain

The “COSMIC” system in New Mexico is spearheading a new SETI approach, now observing up to 3000 stars per hour, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Using a technique called `beamforming,’ COSMIC combines signals from 27 antennas to target areas of interest within the array’s field of view on the sky.

A light sail that could one day propel small spacecraft through interstellar realms is headed to the International Space Station and will be tested by astronauts on behalf of Cornell’s Space Systems Design Studio.