Astrobiology: the search for life on other worlds
- đ¤ Speaker: Lewis Dartnell, University College London
- đ Date & Time: Wednesday 04 June 2014, 19:20 - 19:50
- đ Venue: The Cambridge Union Society, 9a Bridge Street, Cambridge CB2 1UB
Abstract
‘Astrobiology’ is a brand new field of science, encompassing research into the origins and limits of life on our own planet, and where life might exist beyond the Earth. But what actually is ‘life’ and how did it emerge on our own world? What are the most extreme conditions terrestrial life can tolerate? And where in the cosmos might we reasonably expect to find ET? Join Dr. Lewis Dartnell on a tour of the other planets and moons in our solar system which may harbour life, and even further afield to alien worlds we have discovered orbiting distant stars, to explore one of the greatest questions ever asked: are we alone…?
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Lewis Dartnell, University College London
Wednesday 04 June 2014, 19:20-19:50