The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2009-08-20/search-extraterrestrial-life
Aliens, extraterrestrials and flights to far away galaxies make for summer blockbusters and sci-fi novels. Some believe aliens are out there and NASA has launched a telescope to search for planets that could support life. An update on the search for E.T.
Guests
Alan Boss
Department of Terrestrial Magnetism,
Carnegie Institution for Science
Eric Korpela
SETI@home Project Scientist and Research
Astronomer
Jill Tarter
Director of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute's Center for SETI Research. She was the lead for Project Phoenix, a decade-long SETI scrutiny of about 750 nearby star systems. The Jodie Foster character in the movie 'Contact' is largely based on Jill.
Jon Jenkins
Principal Investigator for the SETI Institute at NASA Ames Research Center where he conducts research on data processing and detection algorithms for transiting extrasolar planet detection. He is the Analysis Lead for for NASA Discovery Program Kepler Mission.
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