PIRSA:19110049

Elizabeth Tasker, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Tasker, E. (2019). Elizabeth Tasker, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/19110049

Tasker, Elizabeth. Elizabeth Tasker, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Perimeter Institute, Nov. 07, 2019, https://pirsa.org/19110049 

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            publisher = {Perimeter Institute},
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Elizabeth Tasker

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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Since the discovery of the first exoplanets in the early 1990s, we have detected more than 4,000 worlds beyond our solar system. Many of these are similar in size to our Earth, leading to an obvious question: could any be habitable?

For now, we typically only know the size and orbit of these planets, but nothing about their surface conditions. Although we cannot know for sure if these worlds could support life, we can use models to speculate on what we might find there.

In her Nov. 6 talk at Perimeter Institute, astrophysicist and author Elizabeth Tasker will take audiences for a speculative stroll through a few of the alien worlds we’ve discovered in the galaxy, and ponder whether someone else may already call them home.

Elizabeth Tasker is an astrophysicist at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). Her research explores the formation of stars and planets using computer simulations. She is particularly interested in how diverse planets might be and what different conditions might exist beyond our Solar System. Elizabeth is also a keen science communicator and writer for the NASA NExSS “Many Worlds” online column. Her popular science book, The Planet Factory, was published in Canada last April.