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Exploring the passions that drive a career in searching for extraterrestrial life is discussed. Insights into missions in the solar system and the potential for life beyond Earth are highlighted, emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary backgrounds in astrobiology research.
The focus shifts to exploring ocean worlds like Europa, Enceladus, and Titan, delving into the unique conditions that could support life. Details on missions to these moons and the search for extant life highlight the revolutionary potential of finding a second origin of life within our solar system.
The challenges of communicating and potentially receiving signals from advanced civilizations are explored. Concepts like the use of laser beams for transmission and the search for nanosecond pulses in the light spectrum to detect alien communication strategies are discussed in the context of SETI research.
Providing students with practical, hands-on experience in astronomy is crucial to inspire future scientists. Traveling telescopes offer a tangible way to engage young minds in astronomy and encourage curiosity for scientific exploration.
The search for life beyond Earth includes focusing on ocean worlds like Europa and Enceladus, prioritizing their habitability potential for extant life forms. Deep sea exploration on Earth serves as an analog for understanding conditions that could support life on distant planets, guiding astrobiological investigations into the origins of life beyond our solar system.
ALIENS! EXTRATERRESTRIALS! MARTIANS! Let's. Get. Into. It. The phenomenal Dr. Kevin Peter Hand of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory dishes on the oceans of distant moons, methane rivers, E.T., ice crusts, what might be out there, the timeline of possibly finding them, ghosts, aliens, dark matter, if we should fear making contact with intergalactic beings, if the government is hiding alien secrets, how finding extraterrestrial microbes would change the way we see life on this here tiny blue dot in space. Also: the galactic bulge.
Dr. Kevin Peter Hand's JPL profile
Dr. Kevin Peter Hand on Twitter: @alienoceans and Instagram @kevin_peter_hand
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Sound editing by Jarrett Sleeper of MindJam Media & Steven Ray Morris
Theme song by Nick Thorburn
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