Science and Environment

Search for Habitable Exoplanets

The past thirty years of exoplanet research have revealed an overwhelming diversity of planetary environments that are completely unlike the Solar System, sparking many questions on how life may emerge in these extreme conditions.  This talk will explorate the ongoing search for habitable worlds beyond Earth, including how the James Webb Space Telescope is advancing our understanding of exoplanet atmospheres and potential biosignatures. It will also highlight the forthcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO), a mission poised to directly image Earth-like planets and further our pursuit of life beyond Earth.

Speaker: Dr. Emma V. Turtelboom,  the William & Caroline Herschel Postdoctoral Fellow at McMaster University

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