Physics / Astronomy hosts public lecture on Earth-like planets in habitable zones

Fort Worth, TX

2/21/2008

The Department of Physics and Astronomy at TCU is sponsoring a public lecture by William Borucki, the principal investigator for the new NASA Discovery mission (Kepler) on Monday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m. in Sid Richardson Lecture Hall 1. William Borucki works for NASA’s Armes Research Center and heads the Kepler mission, a telescope to be launched in February 2009 that will search for Earth-like planets in the habitable zone around Sun-like stars in the nearby universe. Borucki will discuss the uniqueness of our planet and the possibility of planets similar to our own in the nearby universe. Borucki will also lead a more in-depth, scientific lecture at 3 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25.

For more information contact Mike Fanelli at (817) 257-6387 or m.fanelli@tcu.edu.


WHO:         Department of Physics and Astronomy, William Borucki, TCU, public

WHAT:       A lecture by William Borucki, head of NASA’s Kepler Mission concerning the uniqueness of our planet and the discussion of possible planets similar to our own.

WHEN:       In-depth, scientific lecture on Monday, Feb. 25 at 3 p.m.
                    Public lecture on Monday, Feb. 25 at 8 p.m.

WHERE:    Scientific lecture is at Sid W. Richardson Building 357, TCU campus
                    Public lecture is at Sid Richardson Lecture Hall 1, TCU campus