Over the past couple decades, research has uncovered thousands of exoplanets in orbit around other stars. In particular, the NASA Kepler Mission taught us that Earth-sized planets are commonplace throughout the Galaxy. But the big question remains – did life take root on any of these distant worlds? Using upcoming large telescopes, astronomers will examine the atmospheres of Earth-like planets for the telltale chemical fingerprints of life. The search for life in the universe has entered an exciting new phase.
Speaker: David Charbonneau, Harvard University
Host: Dr. Frank Summers
Recorded live on July 10, 2017 at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, MD, USA
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