The Search for Earth-like Planets 1

Clip 1 from the 'The Search for Earth-like Planets: Looking for Signs of Life' lecture, part of the von Karman Lecture Series. Date- May 07. Source- http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/events/lectures/may07.cfm

'In the vast blackness of space, our home planet is a single sparkling oasis of life. Whether the universe harbors other worlds that can support even simple life is a question that has been pondered, yet has remained unanswered, for over two thousand years. Over the next two decades, NASA will launch a series of spaceborne telescopes that will search for Earth-sized planets around other stars and examine those planets for signs of life. But which observations should we make? And what should we look for? This talk will explain how we will search for and identify planets that might support life around other stars, and describes results from the new science of astrobiology that will help us recognize signs of life on these distant worlds.'

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• exoplanet
• extrasolar
• solar
• system
• planets
• astrobiology

[maurieer]

Very interesting and thanks for posting.

[wjfox2006]

Fascinating stuff... thanks for uploading. I look forward to seeing the next part(s).

[lupabuatchannel]

Your Video Is Very Useful Sharing his talk will explain how we will search for and identify planets that might support life around other stars, and describes results from the new science of astrobiology that will help us recognize signs of life on these distant worlds

[OpionatedPenguin]

@poopy910555 ...no.

[poopy910555]

that women needs to go back to school and get a degree in making me a sammich lmao

[vidstrika22]

thanks for ll the hard work on u vids

[ABitOfTheUniverse]

@crocfme kife would find a way

[crocfme]

I was dissapointed to learn here on youtube ("What if we didn't have a moon"), that rocky planets require a large single moon for axial stability. Without one 'axial wobble' creates hugely unstable climatolodgy and precludes life forms from lasting long enough to develop advanced intelligence.

This greatly reduces the number of candidate planets....

[wlubo]

i reckon if nasa find a planet with life. they gunna spy on them lol invade thier privacy

[yiotos]

Life can adapt to herdous conditions! Okay let me see ... no water, tump tump,tump.....AH! I got it. The life should be tree like, but the tree relys on mathene rain. It should be very small and it will have water catchers that open and close.

[nutier]

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nutier