Discovering Other Earths

The discovery of planets orbiting other stars has reignited the age-old search for other worlds. NASA’s Kepler Mission is hunting for Earth-size planets, with hundreds in the telescope’s sight, and has already found rocky planets like Earth. The ultimate question is: Are they habitable? Astronomer Geoff Marcy will present exciting results — not yet public — from his team’s latest research. Learn about their collaboration with biologists to assess the environmental conditions that are necessary to support life, especially intelligent life.