Aomawa Shields: How we'll find life on other planets
Aomawa Shields: Kaip surasime gyvybę kitose planetose
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.
visatoje.
with my naked eyes
that occur in nature
supratimas
at just the right distance
tinkamu atstumu
for stars of different temperatures,
žvaigždžių skirtingų temperatūrų schemoje,
for water to flow on their surfaces
kad vanduo srūtų jų paviršiumi,
and energy on finding planets
energiją surasti planetas,
žvaigždžių.
climates of exoplanets.
besides distance from its star
nuo jų žvaigždžių,
a planet can support life.
gyvybę.
of love and beauty,
grožio deivės vardu
ethereal appearance in the sky.
efemeriškos išvaizdos danguje.
revealed a different story.
atskleidė kitokią istoriją.
to 900 degrees Fahrenheit,
900 Farenheito laipsnių,
from the sun, is the reason.
ne atstumas nuo Saulės.
and scorching the planet's surface.
svilindama planetos paviršių.
initial perceptions of this planet.
pradinei nuomonei apie šią planetą.
from our own solar system,
and potential to host life.
joje gyventi.
of these planets are like
atmosferos,
and dim compared to their stars
ir blankios, palyginus su jų žvaigždėmis,
that could support surface water --
galinčių palaikyti paviršiaus vandenį –
nice phone number for a name --
gražus telefono numeris –
the atmospheric composition
in front of its host star is hard.
atmosferos struktūrą yra sunku.
is 100 trillion miles away,
yra už 161 trilijono kilometrų,
the precise color of that fly.
tikslią muselės spalvą.
a planet would need
reikia planetai,
for water and life.
ir gyvybei.
of the planet Kepler-62f,
planetai Kepler-62f
could be warm enough for open water
gali būti gana šilta atviram vandeniui
and orientations of its orbit.
ir orientacijos.
to follow up on this planet
sektų šią planetą
is also important for climate.
yra svarbus klimatui.
redder wavelengths of light,
rausvesnės šviesos bangas
in this photo looks so blue.
atrodo mėlynas.
is absorbed on its way through the ice.
kol skverbiasi per ledą.
makes it all the way to the bottom.
iki apačios.
back to up to our eyes
orbiting cooler stars
su vėsesnėmis žvaigždėmis
than planets orbiting hotter stars.
nei tos su karštesnėmis žvaigždėmis.
wavelength light from cooler stars,
šviesos bangas iš vėsesnių žvaigždžių,
heats the ice.
šildo ledą.
can affect planetary climate
planetos klimatą,
that this is my specialty.
mano specialybė.
and read fashion magazines,
mados žurnalus,
contradictions in nature --
prieštaravimus gamtoje –
for the next planet where life exists.
planetos paieškas, kur egzistuotų gyvybė.
to middle-school girls of color,
mergaitėms,
science and art don't often go together,
mokslas ir menas retai dera kartu,
these girls bring their whole selves
mergaitėms atiduoti visą save
the ranks of astronomers
prie astronomų gretų,
to discover, once and for all,
kartą ir visiems laikams,
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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