Join us for an informal discussion about a scientific topic.  Anyone is welcome, although seating may be limited.  We will meet in the Gateway Movie Theater in the South Campus Gateway.

Date:    July 1, 2009   A special time for families: 2 pm (doors open at 1:30 pm)
Speaker:    Scott Gaudi, Assistant Professor of Astronomy
Title:    The Search for Other Worlds and Life in the Universe
 
Abstract:     We are privileged to live in a remarkable time. For the first time in human history, we are beginning to glimpse answers to some of our oldest questions: Are there other worlds out there? Are there other solar systems like ours? Do those systems contain Earthlike planets? Do those planets harbor life? Dr. Scott Gaudi will provide a guided tour of the golden age of the exploration of extrasolar worlds and the search for extraterrestrial life, focusing on the hunt for analogs to our solar system, and the search for the "pale blue dot": another world just like our own.


*** You can purchase drinks and food at the Theater ***
Park in the Gateway parking ramp:
$3 for the first hour
$1 for each additional hour with a daily max of $7

                                                     
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