Next Destinations for Interstellar Travel with Sara Seager

Join us for the second public event of the First European Interstellar Symposium, for the highlight talk An Enduring Mystery of Astronomy: Can We Find Signs of Life Beyond Earth? by Sara Seager, MIT.

The Interstellar Research Group, University of Luxembourg, SnT, Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust, together with Luxembourg Space Agency, Breakthrough Prize Foundation are very pleased to announce that Dr. Sara Seager, Professor of astrophysics and planetary science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be a Keynote Speaker at the upcoming 1st European Interstellar Symposium to be held in Luxembourg December 2 -5, 2024. Her public talk will set the context for the meeting, which seeks to address the technical and societal challenges for future interstellar travel.

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Professor Sara Seager, a Canadian-American astrophysicist and planetary scientist, finds inspiration in the vastness of space. Currently the Class of 1941 Professor of Planetary Science, Professor of Physics, and Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Seager pioneered numerous techniques for characterizing exoplanets, revolutionizing our ability to understand these distant worlds. From her pivotal roles in space missions such as the MIT-led NASA Explorer-class TESS and her CubeSat ASTERIA, to her leadership in conceptualizing astrobiology-focused missions to Venus, Seager’s innovative approaches have garnered global recognition, including a MacArthur Fellowship, the 2024 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, appointment as an Officer of the Order of Canada, and has asteroid 9729 named in her honor. Beyond her scientific endeavors, she shares her journey in ‘The Smallest Lights in the Universe: A Memoir,’ offering a glimpse into the human side of scientific exploration.

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