Aomawa Shields: How we'll find life on other planets
Aomawa Shields: Bagaimana kita menemukan kehidupan di planet lain
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.
di alam semesta kita.
with my naked eyes
dengan mata telanjang
that occur in nature
yang terjadi di alam
at just the right distance
jarak orbitnya pas
for stars of different temperatures,
bintang dengan berbagai suhu,
for water to flow on their surfaces
untuk mempunyai air
and energy on finding planets
dan energi mereka untuk menemukan planet
bintang mereka.
climates of exoplanets.
planet luar surya.
besides distance from its star
jarak dari bintang yang mengontrol
a planet can support life.
dapat menunjang kehidupan.
of love and beauty,
dan kecantikan Yunani,
ethereal appearance in the sky.
sangat halus di langit.
revealed a different story.
menemukan sebaliknya.
to 900 degrees Fahrenheit,
900 derajat Fahrenheit,
from the sun, is the reason.
bukan jaraknya dari matahari.
yang serius
and scorching the planet's surface.
membakar permukaan planet.
initial perceptions of this planet.
persepsi awalnya.
from our own solar system,
and potential to host life.
potensi huni.
of these planets are like
di planet ini seperti apa
and dim compared to their stars
dibandingkan bintang mereka
that could support surface water --
yang bisa mempunyai air di permukaannya --
nice phone number for a name --
seperti nomor telepon --
the atmospheric composition
in front of its host star is hard.
di depan bintang induknya itu sulit.
is 100 trillion miles away,
jaraknya 100 trilyun mil,
the precise color of that fly.
a planet would need
yang dibutuhkan suatu planet
for water and life.
air dan kehidupan.
of the planet Kepler-62f,
planet Kepler-62f,
could be warm enough for open water
ia cukup hangat untuk punya air
and orientations of its orbit.
dan orientasi orbitnya.
to follow up on this planet
terus oleh teleskop
is also important for climate.
penting untuk iklim.
redder wavelengths of light,
lebih panjang dan berwarna merah,
lebih biru dan pendek.
in this photo looks so blue.
ini terlihat lebih biru.
is absorbed on its way through the ice.
diserap lewat es.
makes it all the way to the bottom.
back to up to our eyes
orbiting cooler stars
bintang yang lebih dingin
than planets orbiting hotter stars.
pengorbit bintang yang panas.
wavelength light from cooler stars,
lebih panjang dari bintang dingin,
heats the ice.
menghangatkan es.
can affect planetary climate
mempengaruhi iklim planet
di tempat lain.
that this is my specialty.
ini spesialisasi saya.
Afrika-Amerika
and read fashion magazines,
membaca majalah mode,
contradictions in nature --
kontradiksi di alam --
for the next planet where life exists.
pencarian untuk planet huni selanjutnya.
to middle-school girls of color,
perempuan non-kulit putih,
dan seni visual.
science and art don't often go together,
biasanya tidak berdampingan,
these girls bring their whole selves
membantu anak-anak ini pada
the ranks of astronomers
to discover, once and for all,
mereka untuk menemukan
in the universe.
alam semesta ini.
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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