Astrobiology #18

July 31, 2009

This episode was recorded when Science for the People was called Skeptically Speaking.

Dr. Maggie Turnbull, consulting scientist for NASA's New World Observer, a space telescope mission to discover and study Earth-like planets orbiting nearby stars, and for the MIT Exoplanet-SAT, a mission to search for transits of habitable exoplanets, offers us a glimpse into the possibility of life on other planets. And on Speaking Up: skepticism and weight loss with Jill Powell.

Guests:

  • Jill Powell
  • Maggie Turnbull
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