The Search for Life in the Universe

Humans have wondered whether we are alone in the universe for millennia. Finally, a future NASA observatory may bring us the answers. NASA’s upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory will follow in the tradition of other great observatories like Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope. It will be the most powerful telescope NASA has ever launched. Excitingly, it will be the first facility designed specifically to search for signs of habitability and life on planets outside of our solar system. But correctly decoding the signatures of life on alien worlds will take more than just a powerful tool. Join us as we discuss strategies for life detection on worlds beyond our solar system for the next era of cosmic observations.

Speaker: Giada Arney, Goddard Space Flight Center