Are we alone? The search for extraterrestrial life in the Solar System
Is there life out there beyond Earth? And why does it matter? Join former NASA researcher and University of Auckland astrobiologist Professor Kathleen Campbell as she explores the quest for extraterrestrial life in our Solar System, past and present. She will share the remarkable discoveries that are raising the odds of finding life, but, spoiler alert, it probably won’t be the little green men we imagine when we hear the words ‘alien life’. Kathy will share the significance of the ‘Goldilocks zone’ and ‘icy worlds’ that are currently receiving intense scrutiny and will predict what to expect next in the world of space exploration.
Bio
Professor Kathleen Campbell is a geologist and astrobiologist investigating extreme environments as analogues for early life on Earth and possible life on Mars. Originally from the United States, she completed post-doctoral research at the NASA Ames Research Center in California, is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi and is founding director of Te Ao Mārama – Centre for Fundamental Inquiry, a transdisciplinary research centre at the University of Auckland exploring the origin and evolution of the Universe and its life. She teaches paleoecology and astrobiology alongside her research.
Event
8:00pm @Wynyard Pavilion, 17 Jellicoe Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010
Also speaking at this location at 6:30pm are Emily Parke and Dan Hikuroa
