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Ocean Worlds of the Outer Solar System: Life as We Know It? | Alexander Hayes | TEDxCornellTech

Did you know there are other worlds in our solar system with oceans? Moons, more specifically... listen to Alexander Hayes, Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University, and Director of the Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility talk about our past, present, and future exploring the ocean moons of Saturn and Jupiter. Alexander Hayes is an Assistant Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University and Director of the Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility (SPIF). His research focuses on comparative planetology and solar system exploration, with particular emphasis on Mars and the Outer Solar System satellites. Solar system exploration stands on a precipice, with the opportunity to discover signs of life in one or more of the ocean worlds of the Outer Solar System within our lifetimes. One of the primary goals of Prof. Hayes’ research group is to help make this discovery possible. Accordingly, he is associated with multiple NASA/ESA spaceflight missions including the Mars Exploration Rovers, Mars Science Laboratory, and Mars 2020 rovers as well as the Cassini/Huygens Mission to Saturn and the upcoming Europa Multiple Flyby Mission. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx