Are we Alone? Searching for Life in the Universe

Event Summary

 Professor Robert Mutel, Univ. of IA, will discuss the scientific foundations of this question as well as the technology behind current and planned searches for extraterrestrial life in the solar system and on extra-solar planets.  The program will also briefly summarize the history of life's evolution on Earth, and the likelihood that such conditions may exist elsewhere in the universe, and what are the possible cultural consequences of detection. Weather permitting, the presentation will be followed by telescope viewing.  Donations welcome.

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