Finding Planets, Finding Life?

Location : PS 113
Time: Show from 5:30-6:15
Description: The search for planets outside of our solar system is on! This lecture will look at this search in light of recent discoveries of planets that look more and more like the Earth. To date, there have been 374 planets discovered using a variety of techniques. We will specifically explore NASA’s latest mission, Kepler, as it looks for nascent Earth’s on a quest for finding life in the universe!