Garik Israelian: How spectroscopy could reveal alien life

About this film

Garik Israelian is a spectroscopist, studying the spectrum emitted by a star to figure out what it's made of and how it might behave. It's a rare and accessible look at this discipline, which may be coming close to finding a planet friendly to life.

Directors & creators

TED.com

Subjects

TEDTalks, TED, Talks, astronomy, chemistry, life, science, technology, universe, TEDGlobal 2009, 2009

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