Is there alien life out there in the universe? Can we really be alone in the cosmos? Hear from leading NASA and ESA scientists about humanity’s first steps in the search for life elsewhere. The first and most likely points of call within our own solar system are Jupiter’s moon Europa, and Saturn’s moon Enceladus. This one day conference sought to discuss the investigation, strategies and challenges ahead for exploration of the oceans of these far off worlds.
The conference took place on 11th July 2015 at the Dickson Poon Lecture Theatre, St Hugh’s College, University of Oxford.
There are 13 lectures, a group discussion video, a series of short, summary interviews with the live presenters, and a short compilation video which asked the question of whether we’ll find alien life in the 21st Century.
Please scroll down to see the full list.
Introduction
Will we find aliens this century?
Lectures & Summaries
(1)
Video: The Search for a 2nd Genesis of Life
by Dr Chris McKay, AstroGeophysicist, NASA Ames Research Center, California, USA
(2)
Video: The Prospects for Life on the Icy Moons of Jupiter and Saturn
Video: Lecture Summary
(3)
Video: Uninhabited habitats in the Universe
Video: Lecture Summary
by Dr Charles Cockell, Professor of Astrobiology, University of Edinburgh
(4)
Video: So you are on the planet – Now find your life
Video: Lecture Summary
by Dr Doug Connelly, Principal Geochemist, National Oceanography Centre, Southampton, UK
(5)
Video: Penetrating the Ice of Europa and Enceledus
(6)
Video: JUICE: The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer
by Dr Leigh Fletcher, Professor of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford
(7)
Video: Technologies for in situ Evidence of Life Detection
(8)
Video: The thermal limits to life on Earth
Video: Lecture Summary
by Dr Andy Clarke, British Antarctic Survey
(9)
Video: “Super Positive” Outcomes For Search for Life In Enceladus and Europa Oceans
Video: Lecture Summary
by Robert Walker, Blogger of space exploration and astrobiology
(10)
Video: IceMole Project
Video: Lecture Summary
by Dr Bernd Dachwald, IceMole Project, Professor of Astronautical Engineering, Aachen University
(11)
Video: Coming soon…
by Dr Jill Mikucki, Professor of Microbiology, University of Tennessee
(12)
Video: Coming soon…
by Dr Bill Stone, Founder of Stone Aerospace, Austin, Texas, USA
(13)
Video: Deep Drill for Exploration of Mars, Europa, and Enceladus
by Dr Kris Zacny, Vice-President and Director of Exploration Technology, Honeybee Robotics
Conclusion
Video: Group Discussion – The Search for Extraterrestrial Life
