Aomawa Shields: How we'll find life on other planets
Aomawa Shields: Ako nájdeme život na iných planétach
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.
na ktorých je život.
with my naked eyes
vidieť voľným okom,
that occur in nature
ktoré sa vyskytujú v prírode
at just the right distance
obiehajú v správnej vzdialenosti
for stars of different temperatures,
s hviezdami rôznych teplôt,
for water to flow on their surfaces
teplé pre tečúcu vodu na povrchu,
and energy on finding planets
na nájdenie planét
climates of exoplanets.
besides distance from its star
okrem vzdialenosti od hviezd,
a planet can support life.
of love and beauty,
bohyni lásky a krásy,
ethereal appearance in the sky.
vzhľad na oblohe.
revealed a different story.
to 900 degrees Fahrenheit,
na roztavenie olova.
from the sun, is the reason.
ale jej hustá atmosféra,
and scorching the planet's surface.
a spaľuje tak povrch planéty.
initial perceptions of this planet.
s vnímaním tejto planéty.
from our own solar system,
and potential to host life.
of these planets are like
and dim compared to their stars
v porovnaní so svojimi hviezdami
that could support surface water --
mohla mať na povrchu vodu –
nice phone number for a name --
telefónne číslo namiesto mena –
the atmospheric composition
in front of its host star is hard.
pred svojou hviezdou, je ťažké.
is 100 trillion miles away,
je vzdialené 100 triliónov míľ
the precise color of that fly.
a planet would need
by planéta potrebovala,
for water and life.
of the planet Kepler-62f,
could be warm enough for open water
že by mohla byť dosť teplá pre vodu
and orientations of its orbit.
to follow up on this planet
teleskopy v budúcnosti sledovali
is also important for climate.
pre podnebie planéty.
redder wavelengths of light,
vlnové dĺžky svetla
in this photo looks so blue.
vyzerajú byť modré.
is absorbed on its way through the ice.
pohltené cestou do ľadu.
makes it all the way to the bottom.
back to up to our eyes
orbiting cooler stars
v okolí studenších hviezd
than planets orbiting hotter stars.
ako tie v okolí horúcich.
wavelength light from cooler stars,
zo studenších hviezd
heats the ice.
can affect planetary climate
podnebie planéty,
that this is my specialty.
že toto je moja špecialita.
and read fashion magazines,
a číta módne časopisy,
contradictions in nature --
oceneňovaní rozporov v prírode –
for the next planet where life exists.
hľadaní planét s možným životom.
to middle-school girls of color,
písanie a výtvarné umenie.
science and art don't often go together,
väčšinou nejdú dokopy,
these girls bring their whole selves
tieto dievčatá povzbudiť,
the ranks of astronomers
rozšíriť rady astronómov,
to discover, once and for all,
objavenie, raz a navždy,
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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