Dimitar Sasselov, CfA
In 1543 Copernicus showed that our planet isn't the center of the universe. Centuries later, we know that just as Earth is not the center of things, the life on it is probably not unique either. Or is it? Tonight, learn how the search for "super-Earths" - rocky planets larger than our own that orbit other stars - may provide the key to answering essential questions about the origins of life here and elsewhere. You'll also hear how we face a moment of unprecedented potential - a convergence of pioneering efforts in astronomy and biology to peer into the unknown and determine how unique Earth life truly is.
February 16, 2012
- The Life of Super-Earths - Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ( Download)
- The Life of Super Earths with Dimitar Sasselov - Feb. 16, 2012 ( Download)
- Super-Earths and Life | HarvardX on edX | Course About Video ( Download)
- Dimitar Sasselov: The Life of Super-Earths ( Download)
- Dr. Charles R. Alcock, director of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ( Download)
- How to Tell a Star's Real Age - Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ( Download)
- The Happy Accident - Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ( Download)
- Cosmic Train Wrecks - Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ( Download)
- Hunting Alien Moons | Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ( Download)
- Super-Earths & Evaporating Planets with Anjali Tripathi & Neil deGrasse Tyson ( Download)
- After Kepler | CfA ( Download)
- Solar Dynamics Observatory: Our Sun in High-Definition - Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ( Download)
- Super-Earth's Mysterious Atmosphere ( Download)
- Interview with Dimitar Sasselov (Harvard University) | DLD12 ( Download)
- Lighthouse of the Skies Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics ( Download)
