Nov. 3, 2017: Are we alone in the universe? Domecast features lecture by Dr. Kaltenegger of Carl Sagan Institute

Domecast: "Are We Alone in the Universe?" presented by Dr. Lisa Kaltenegger Friday, Nov. 3, 4:30-6 p.m. UAA Planetarium and Visualization Theater (ConocoPhillips Integrated Science Building, Room 220)

Thousands of exoplanets have been discovered over the past two decades. In this lecture, Dr. Lisa Kaltenegger discusses these discoveries and explores how we can determine which exoplanets might be suitable for life. She reviews techniques and missions that could detect life itself on these worlds, finally answering the question, "Are we alone in the universe?" Kaltenegger will deliver her lecture at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago, and it'll be livestreamed to the UAA Planetarium.

Lisa Kaltenegger is director of the Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell University and an associate professor in Cornell's astronomy department. Her research focuses on exploring worlds around alien suns and searching for signs of life. Her awards include the 2014 Doppler Prize for Innovation in Science and the 2012 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize for Physics. She was named an innovator to watch by TIME, a Role Model for Women in Science and Research by the European Commission, and one of America's Young Innovators by Smithsonian Magazine. She is featured in the new IMAX movie "Search for Life in Space." Asteroid 7734 Kaltenegger is named after her.

Free and open to the public. Seating is general admission-arrive early for the best seats.

Presented by the Kavli Foundation.

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