The Search for Other Worlds
One of the hottest topics in astronomy is that of detecting other solar systems. The methods by which this has been achieved so far have yet to detect an earth-like planet, but already a miniature version of our solar system has been discovered. How do these discoveries affect the prospects for life elsewhere?
Ian Morison is an astronomer and astrophysicist who served as the 35th Gresham Professor of Astronomy.
(from gresham.ac.uk)
| The Search for Other Worlds |
| Related Links |
| Exoplanets and How to Find Them Other planetary systems appear commonplace in our Milky Way, but how closely do they resemble our own Solar System, and what are the implications for life elsewhere? |
| Find a New Earth: Exoplanets and the Habitable Zone Dr. Stephen Kane describes what the idea of a Habitable Zone means and shows examples of planets that lie in their star's Habitable Zone. |
| Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life In this course we will explore what we know about life's ability to live in extreme environments on the Earth, we will look at different hypotheses for how it originated. |
| Astrobiology and Space Exploration This course discusses evolution in the context of space and time, focusing on the emergence of life in a planetary context on Earth and possibly elsewhere as well as the evolution of intelligence and the search for it elsewhere. |
| Introduction to Planetary Science and Astronomy This course will be an introductory astronomy survey course with a strong emphasis in planetary science. |
| Survey of Astronomy We'll explore the Sun, the planets, the many other objects found in the Solar System, stars and galaxies, dark matter, dark energy, the fate of the universe, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. |