Aomawa Shields: How we'll find life on other planets
Аомава Шилдс: Како ќе најдеме живот на другите планети
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.
универзумот каде постои живот.
with my naked eyes
што се појавуваат во природата
that occur in nature
at just the right distance
за ѕвезди од различна температура,
for stars of different temperatures,
for water to flow on their surfaces
за водата да тече на нивната површина
and energy on finding planets
што тие завршуваат
climates of exoplanets.
егзопланетите.
освен далечината од својата ѕвезда
besides distance from its star
планетата може да опстои живот
a planet can support life.
of love and beauty,
на убавината и љубовта,
етеричен изглед на небото.
ethereal appearance in the sky.
revealed a different story.
to 900 degrees Fahrenheit,
from the sun, is the reason.
сонцето е причината.
and scorching the planet's surface.
initial perceptions of this planet.
from our own solar system,
and potential to host life.
of these planets are like
на овие планети
во споредба со нивните ѕвезди
and dim compared to their stars
that could support surface water --
што може да поддржи вода на површината
добар телефонски број за име.
nice phone number for a name --
составот на атмосферата на планета
the atmospheric composition
in front of its host star is hard.
се тешки.
мушичка пред фар од автомобил.
is 100 trillion miles away,
the precise color of that fly.
a planet would need
for water and life.
of the planet Kepler-62f,
на планетата Kepler-62f,
could be warm enough for open water
and orientations of its orbit.
и ориентации на орбитата.
to follow up on this planet
да продолжат да
is also important for climate.
за климата.
redder wavelengths of light,
in this photo looks so blue.
изгледаат сини.
is absorbed on its way through the ice.
makes it all the way to the bottom.
гледаме син мраз.
back to up to our eyes
orbiting cooler stars
than planets orbiting hotter stars.
wavelength light from cooler stars,
heats the ice.
го загрева мразот.
can affect planetary climate
that this is my specialty.
мојата специјалност.
и да чита модни списанија,
and read fashion magazines,
contradictions in nature --
ги ценам контрадикциите на природата
for the next planet where life exists.
to middle-school girls of color,
од средно училиште,
визуелна уметност.
science and art don't often go together,
these girls bring their whole selves
целосно да се впуштат во учењето.
the ranks of astronomers
to discover, once and for all,
за да откријат, еднаш за секогаш,
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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