Aomawa Shields: How we'll find life on other planets
Aomawa Shields: Cómo encontraremos vida en otros planetas
Aomawa Shields studies the climate and habitability of planets outside of the Solar System. Full bio
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in the universe where life exists.
el universo en donde la vida exista.
with my naked eyes
que se dan en la naturaleza
that occur in nature
at just the right distance
orbiten a la distancia justa
for stars of different temperatures,
de diferentes temperaturas,
for water to flow on their surfaces
cálidos para que el agua fluya
and energy on finding planets
y energía en la búsqueda de planetas
donde termina su trabajo.
climates of exoplanets.
climas de los exoplanetas.
de la distancia de su estrella
besides distance from its star
puede sustentar la vida.
a planet can support life.
of love and beauty,
romana del amor y la belleza,
etérea en el cielo.
ethereal appearance in the sky.
revealed a different story.
revelaron algo diferente.
to 900 degrees Fahrenheit,
es de cerca de 900 °F,
para derretir el plomo.
from the sun, is the reason.
distancia del Sol, es la razón.
para la superficie del planeta.
and scorching the planet's surface.
initial perceptions of this planet.
percepciones iniciales de este planeta.
nuestro propio sistema solar,
from our own solar system,
atmósfera de un planeta
and potential to host life.
es posible que albergue vida.
of these planets are like
atmósferas de estos planetas
tenues en comparación con sus estrellas
and dim compared to their stars
that could support surface water --
podría tener agua superficial
para número de teléfono,
nice phone number for a name --
the atmospheric composition
de la atmósfera
a su estrella madre es difícil.
in front of its host star is hard.
una mosca de la fruta
de los faros de un coche.
is 100 trillion miles away,
a 160 billones de km de distancia
exacto de esa mosca.
the precise color of that fly.
que un planeta necesitaría
a planet would need
para el agua y la vida.
for water and life.
of the planet Kepler-62f,
artista del planeta Kepler-62f,
could be warm enough for open water
por la NSF encontró que
caliente para aguas abiertas
and orientations of its orbit.
y orientaciones de su órbita.
dieran seguimiento a este planeta
to follow up on this planet
también es importante para el clima.
is also important for climate.
longitudes de onda más rojas de la luz
redder wavelengths of light,
in this photo looks so blue.
en esta foto se ve tan azul.
is absorbed on its way through the ice.
a su paso por el hielo.
makes it all the way to the bottom.
back to up to our eyes
nuevo a nuestros ojos
que orbitan estrellas más frías
orbiting cooler stars
than planets orbiting hotter stars.
que orbitan estrellas más calientes.
más larga de las estrellas más frías
wavelength light from cooler stars,
calienta el hielo.
heats the ice.
afectar al clima del planeta
can affect planetary climate
de vida en otros lugares.
that this is my specialty.
esa sea mi especialidad.
y leer revistas de moda,
and read fashion magazines,
las contradicciones en la naturaleza
contradictions in nature --
for the next planet where life exists.
siguiente planeta donde la vida exista.
de secundaria,
to middle-school girls of color,
y las artes visuales.
science and art don't often go together,
y el arte a menudo no están juntos
ayudar a estas niñas
these girls bring their whole selves
a las filas de los astrónomos
the ranks of astronomers
de una vez por todas,
to discover, once and for all,
estamos solos en el universo.
in the universe.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Aomawa Shields - Astronomer, astrobiologist, actor, writerAomawa Shields studies the climate and habitability of planets outside of the Solar System.
Why you should listen
Dr. Aomawa Shields received her PhD in Astronomy and Astrobiology from the University of Washington in 2014. She also received an MFA in Acting from UCLA in 2001, and a Bachelor's degree in Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences from MIT in 1997. She is currently an NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow, a UC President's Postdoctoral Program Fellow, and a 2015 TED Fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
Dr. Shields is the founder of Rising Stargirls, an organization dedicated to encouraging girls of all colors and backgrounds to explore and discover the universe using theater, writing, and visual art. She uses her theater and writing background to communicate science to the public in engaging, innovative ways.
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