CfA Observatory Night Webcast: "We Are Not Alone"
Cambridge, MA -
How many Earth-like planets are in our galaxy? Scientists have asked that question for hundreds of years. Thanks to data from the Kepler spacecraft, we're starting to find the answer.
To learn the latest about the search for habitable worlds, tune in to a live webcast of "We Are Not Alone," the next Observatory Night at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA). Researcher Courtney Dressing will present new evidence that Earth-like planets are more prevalent than we thought and should be located right next door!
Watch it live
Date: Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013
Time: 7:30 p.m. EST
Title: "We Are Not Alone"
Presenter: Courtney Dressing
URL: http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/publicevents
Watch it later
If you miss the live broadcast, this Observatory Night talk will be posted to the CfA YouTube channel a week after the event:
http://www.youtube.com/user/cfapress
Background
Observatory Nights are held on the third Thursday of every month during the academic year. These 40-minute talks cover a variety of timely astronomical topics. Observatory Nights take place at Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, Mass.
Then-CfA director Harlow Shapley founded the "Observatory Nights" program in 1930 in order to give the public an opportunity to learn about astronomers' latest discoveries and to view the cosmos through telescopes. More than 80 years later, Shapley's prescience is confirmed and Observatory Nights are still going strong, reaching ever-wider audiences online.
Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) is a joint collaboration between the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Harvard College Observatory. CfA scientists, organized into six research divisions, study the origin, evolution and ultimate fate of the universe.
For more information, contact:
David A. Aguilar
Director of Public Affairs
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
617-495-7462
daguilar@cfa.harvard.edu
Christine Pulliam
Public Affairs Specialist
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
617-495-7463
cpulliam@cfa.harvard.edu