Life in the Universe Lecture Series: Dr. Laird Close
As part of this year's College of Science Lecture Series, our own Professor Laird Close is speaking on Monday night March 2. Don't forget, this series is insanely popular, so get there early.
Laird M. Close, Professor, Astronomy/Steward Observatory
Amazing Discoveries: A Billion Earth-like Worlds
Laird's Abstract: "One of the most fascinating developments in the last two decades is humankind's discovery of alien worlds orbiting stars near our Sun. Since the first such discovery in 1995 there has been a truly exponential growth in the detection of these new planets. Scientists have been puzzled and surprised by the diversity and extravagance of these new extra-solar systems. For example, we now know the most common type of planet is actually missing from our own Solar System. Recently, the space-based NASA Kepler Mission has discovered thousands of new worlds and suggests that one in five Sun-like stars may harbor an Earth-like planet. We will take a grand tour of some of these amazing new worlds, specifically noting where life might already exist, beyond our Solar System. The latest developments and difficulties of direct imaging for life on an exoplanet will be discussed."
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