The Quest for Habitable Worlds

March 13, 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Mānoa Campus, Art Building Auditorium

Dr. Nader Haghighipour of the UH Manoa Institute for Astronomy & UH NASA Astrobiology Institute will talk about recent advancements in ground- and space-based astronomy that have resulted in the discovery of several extrasolar planets only a few times the size of Earth. Some of these have surface temperatures favorable for the development of life. Dr. Haghighipour will explain how he and his collaborators find these planets and how they evaluate their potential for life.


Ticket Information
Free and open to the public

Event Sponsor
Institute for Astronomy, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Louise Good, 808-956-9403, good@ifa.hawaii.edu, http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/specialevents/

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