Aomawa Shields: How we'll find life on other planets
Aomawa Shields: Hvordan vi vil finde liv på andre planeter
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.
hvor liv findes.
with my naked eyes
med det blotte øje
that occur in nature
der opstår i naturen
at finde den.
i den helt rigtige afstand
at just the right distance
for stars of different temperatures,
ved stjerner med forskellig temperatur,
for water to flow on their surfaces
til at have flydende vand på overfladen,
and energy on finding planets
og energi på at finde planeter
til deres stjerner.
at starte hvor de slutter.
climates of exoplanets.
klimaer på exoplaneter.
besides distance from its star
udover afstanden til stjernen
a planet can support life.
of love and beauty,
for kærlighed og skønhed,
ethereal appearance in the sky.
æteriske udseende på himlen.
revealed a different story.
afslørede en anden historie.
to 900 degrees Fahrenheit,
900 grader Fahrenheit,
from the sun, is the reason.
men dens tætte atmosfære.
and scorching the planet's surface.
og brænder planetens overflade.
initial perceptions of this planet.
det oprindelige syn på planeten.
from our own solar system,
fra vores eget solsystem,
and potential to host life.
og potentiale til at have liv.
of these planets are like
på de her planeter
and dim compared to their stars
i forhold til deres stjerner
that could support surface water --
der kunne have vand på overfladen --
nice phone number for a name --
Et godt telefonnummer som navn --
the atmospheric composition
af atmosfæren
in front of its host star is hard.
foran sin stjerne er svært.
is 100 trillion miles away,
160 trillioner kilometer væk,
the precise color of that fly.
fluens nøjagtige farve.
a planet would need
en planet ville have
for water and life.
for vand og liv.
of the planet Kepler-62f,
af planeten Kepler -62f
could be warm enough for open water
viste at den kunne være varm nok til vand
and orientations of its orbit.
og forskellige kredsløb.
to follow up on this planet
bør følge op på denne planet,
is also important for climate.
er også vigtigt for klimaet.
redder wavelengths of light,
bølgelængder af lys
in this photo looks so blue.
ser så blåt ud.
is absorbed on its way through the ice.
på vej ind igennem isen.
makes it all the way to the bottom.
back to up to our eyes
op til vores øjne
orbiting cooler stars
der kredser om koldere stjerner
than planets orbiting hotter stars.
end planeter omkring varmere stjerner.
wavelength light from cooler stars,
med længere bølgelængde fra kolde stjerner
heats the ice.
varmer isen.
can affect planetary climate
kan påvirke planeters klima,
that this is my specialty.
at det her er mit speciale.
kvindelig astronom
and read fashion magazines,
og læse modeblade,
contradictions in nature --
til at værdsætte modsætninger i naturen --
for the next planet where life exists.
på den næste planet der måske har liv.
to middle-school girls of color,
i astronomi,
og visuel kunst.
science and art don't often go together,
videnskab og kunst ses ikke ofte sammen,
these girls bring their whole selves
de her piger til at se sig selv
the ranks of astronomers
i rækken af astronomer
to discover, once and for all,
en gang for alle,
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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