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Planets, Life, and the Universe Lecture Series

The Planets, Life, and the Universe lecture series brings high-profile speakers to the JHU/STScI campus to discuss current topics of interest in astrobiology and draws a large and steadily increasing audience. It is supported by the NASA Astrobiology Program, the Space Telescope Science Institute, the Department of Biology, the Department of Chemistry, the Department of Biophysics, the Department of Physics and Astronomy of Johns Hopkins University, and the Ernst Cloos Memorial Fund from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences of Johns Hopkins University.

Planets, Life, and the Universe Lecture Series presentations are also webcast live. Webcasts can be viewed at the STScI webcast site during the scheduled presentation, and can be found afterward in the STScI webcast archive.

Organizing committee: Jocelyne DiRuggiero, Stephen Fried, Maya Gomes, Amaya Moro-Martin, Kelsey Moore, and Isabel Baker.

 

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  1. Strange New Worlds

    November 1, 2024 Lectures

    Is there a universal divide between planets with and without atmospheres? Is it based on their incident fluxes and escape velocities? By studying exoplanets that span the cosmic shoreline, we have begun...

  2. The Fate of Volatiles Through Earth's Accretion and the Moon-forming Giant Impact

    December 6, 2024 Lectures

    Delivery and loss of volatile elements and compounds (such as water, carbon, nitrogen and the noble gases) during Earth’s accretion set the stage for the rest of our planet's history. Volatiles...

  3. Planets, Life, and the Universe Lecture

    February 7, 2025 Lectures

    Abstract is forthcoming. Speaker: Jeemin Rhim (University of California, Santa Barbara)

  4. The Perils and Promise of Observations to Characterize Small Exoplanets

    March 7, 2025 Lectures

    Abstract is forthcoming. Speaker: Johanna Teske (Carnegie Earth and Planets Lab)

  5. Planets, Life, and the Universe Lecture

    April 4, 2025 Lectures

    Abstract is forthcoming. Speaker: Peter Girguis (Harvard University)

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