Discovering Earth-like Exoplanets with Mike Shara and Geoff Marcy

A conversation between Mike Shara, astrophysicist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History, and Geoffrey Marcy, astronomer and part of the Kepler team, sit down at the 217th American Astronomical Society meeting in Seattle, Washington. The two scientists discuss exoplanets and their host stars and how the Kepler satellite observatory is searching for earth-like planets and signs of life in the universe.

Produced and edited by James Sims. Also shot by Jill Bauerle.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• geoffrey marcy
• mike shara
• michael shara
• exoplanets
• space
• universe
• kepler
• observatory
• satellite
• nasa
• ames research center
• observation
• science
• astrophysics
• hubble
• planets
• stars
• solar system
• milky way
• galaxies
• discovery

[cristianfcao]

Excellent interview! It's a pleasure to have an interviewer that knows what questions to ask for the people watching can make a coherent picture about the subject matter.

[ToxicCaffe]

@chr0nicForc3

Dude, thank goodness you weren't a special council to

Columbus and the Vikings and etc.

[nessusdawning]

When he says at 4.40+ planets do not generate their own energy, that implies that humans were the initial source of energy on planet Earth, before we got to building machines. Right?

[silvastomp]

great interview

[simysimss]

some great inforamtion here thanks

[bribribri56]

some sweet info here

[jjclassjj]

very interesting video thanks

[thejameskan]

i enjoyed this vid

[grisgrisy]

i enjoyed this vid

[willbirful]

very interesting video thanks

[birdspotter2001]

Students becoming disillusioned with science should look at Geoff Marcy's career. He too was fed up with his career at one stage but by following instincts turned the situation round so now when you mention extrasolar planets to scientists they think .... " Geoff Marcy ". ( Plus Debra Fischer, Didier Queloz, Michel Mayor, Paul Butler et. al ).

[TheNewDigital]

With all the sensationalism around astronomy and televisions mission to keep people interested and not necessarily educated, I learned more about how plants and stars work from this one video than from all the other videos I've seen.

Really good stuff!