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Exploring Planets for Signs of Life

Exploring Planets for Signs of Life

Thu April 12th, 2012
P.R.I. Public Radio International & web.mit.edu/physics

Scientists estimate that there may be over 100 billion planets in the Milky Way Galaxy. To date, 763 planets outside our Solar System have been identified. (Photo courtesy of NASA/Wikimedia).Professor Sara Seager is certain life has evolved on another planet. Seager, a planetary scientist and astrophysicist, is one of the leaders of the hunt for new planets that demonstrate evidence of life.

Listen to her recent radio interview.

Physics Department news article.

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