Ohio Union U.S. Bank Conference Theater
Since the Nobel prize winning discovery of 51 Peg b in 1995, we have discovered over 5000 exoplanets — planets orbiting other stars — using a bewildering array of techniques, observatories, surveys, and space missions.
These strange new worlds are as myriad and diverse as people, each with its own unique personality. Also like people, many of these worlds are both unexpected and difficult to understand. I will provide a guided tour of the search for exoplanets, introducing some of the stranger denizens of the realm, and discuss the prospects for discovering the most exciting of them all - a world capable of supporting life.
The lecture is followed by a free, informal reception from 4-5 p.m. at the Ohio Union Great Hall Meeting Room.