– Sara Seager[/pullquote]
How We’ll Find Life On Other Planets [TED]
TED Talk (5 minutes) – Aomawa Shields
“I am in search of another planet in the universe where life exists. I can’t see this planet with my naked eyes, or even with the most powerful telescopes we currently possess. But I know that it’s there. And understanding contradictions that occur in nature will help us find it…”
Astronomers Discover “Habitable” Exoplanet Just 14 Light-Years Away [IFLScience!]
Article (4 minutes) – Stephen Luntz
“Appropriately, Wolf 1061c is in the ‘Goldilocks zone,’ a ‘just right’ distance. With a mass at least 4.3 times that of Earth, it could be rocky, and its 17.9-day orbit means an Earth-like average temperature…”
The Search for Planets Beyond Our Solar System [TED]
TED Talk (16 minutes) – Sara Seager
“Who is out there? You know, this question has been around for thousands of years, since at least the time of the Greek philosophers. I’m here to tell you just how close we’re getting to finding out the answer to this question. It’s the first time in human history that this really is within reach for us…”
Scientists Find New Way to Determine if Exoplanets Can Harbor Life [The Daily Galaxy]
Article (3 minutes)
“Researchers have found a new way to measure the pull of gravity at the surface of a star. For distant stars with planets orbiting them, this information is key in determining whether any of those planets can harbour life…”
How We Found Hundreds of Potential Earth-Like Planets [TED]
TED Talk (19 minutes) – Dimitar Sasselov
“There is immense, powerful potential in life in this universe, especially now that we know that places like the Earth are common…”
Thanks for reading,
Joe Howard
