Alien Earths: What Makes Us Special?

Name: Alien Earths: What Makes Us Special?
Start: 2026-02-04T19:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-02-04T20:00:00+00:00
Location: VENUE CHANGE - Conway Hall

Schedule

Wed Feb 04 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

VENUE CHANGE - Conway Hall | London, EN

Why is our earth so special out of all the exoplanets we have discovered so far? Could we find others like it?
About this Event

Sometime in 2026, we will discover our 10000th exoplanet, a world around a distant star. This population of worlds has proved remarkably diverse, but hasn’t produced any world like our own. We ask whether this is a coincidence, or whether it could be that our own world is special – and how we might investigate other worlds like our own when we do find them.

A lecture by Professor Chris Lintott.

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