The Search for Life Beyond Earth
28 January 2009
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What is 'life', where did it first emerge on our planet - and are we alone in the universe? Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø astrobiology researcher Dr Lewis Dartnell will be grappling with these and other questions in his Royal Institution lecture on 24 February.
Dr Dartnell will take his audience on a tour of the solar system and beyond to the newly discovered worlds that orbit distant stars, to consider which of these alien planets is the most Earth-like.
Astrobiologists are currently particularly excited about Mars and Dr Dartnell will showcase a rock from the red planet as he explores the top planetary hazards that Martians would have to endure.
Dr Dartnell is a researcher at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Centre for Mathematics & Physics in the Life Sciences and Experimental Biology (CoMPLEX) and is the author of 'Life in the Universe: a Beginner's Guide'.
The lecture promises to demystify the new science of astrobiology to shed light on man's place in the universe and consider what aliens might actually look like.
Tickets cost £8 (£6 for concessions and £4 for Royal Institution members) and are available from the .