Cosmic Explorations: The Search for Habitable Earths

Title: Cosmic Explorations: The Search for Habitable Earths
Location: USRA’s Lunar and Planetary Institute, 3600 Bay Area Boulevard
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Description: Since the early 1990s, astronomers have discovered over 400 planets beyond our solar system. Most of these are giant, Jupiter-like planets. The Kepler spacecraft is surveying our region of the Milky Way galaxy to discover Earth-sized planet in or near habitable zones of star and to determine how many of the billions of stars in our galaxy might have such planets. Dr. William Cochran of the University of Texas-Ausitn continues LPI’s speaker series–The Search for Meaning, for Planers, for Life–with a discussion about how and where we search for planets and the exciting recent findings of the Kepler Mission.

Each free presentation will begin at 7:30 pm and will be followed by a light reception with the opportunity to meet the speaker. The Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series is free; all adults are welcome.

At the Lunar and Planetary Institute
USRA, 3600 Bay Area Blvd, Houston

For more information, please call 281-486-2163 or e-mail CosmicLecture@lpi.usra.edu
Start Time: 19:30 pm
Date: 2010-01-14