Special Guest:
Dr. Natalie Batalha
Professor of Astronomy & Astrophysics
University of California, Santa Cruz
Host:
Dr. Graham Lau
Research Investigator,
Blue Marble Space Institute of Science
Thursday, December 16th, 2021, 10AM Pacific/1PM Eastern
#AskAstrobio

Please join us for a new episode with Dr. Natalie Batalha, astrophysicist and professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, specializing in detecting and characterizing exoplanets, including potentially habitable alien worlds! Dr. Batalha was the Co-Investigator and Mission Scientist for the Kepler Space Telescope, and today uses the world’s most powerful ground-based telescopes to identify planets suitable for further study with the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope.
This program is an interactive talk show where our guest will answer questions from our host, Dr. Graham Lau, as well as questions submitted via Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. For more information, visit the official website of Ask An Astrobiologist.
How to Submit Questions:
Tweet your questions to @NASAAstrobio with the hashtag #AskAstrobio both before the event and during it.
Watch the broadcast via Facebook Live on the NASA Astrobiology Facebook page and use the comment feature to ask a question.
Watch the broadcast on the NASA Astrobiology YouTube channel and use the comment feature to ask a question.