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Ted Talk: How spectroscopy could reveal alien life.

The_Minister · 2009-10-06 23:31:00

http://www.ted.com/talks/garik_israelian_what_s_inside_a_star.html A branch of science many of you will not know exists. EDIT: Kinda complex.

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07-10-2009 12:31am

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http://www.ted.com/talks/garik_israelian_what_s_inside_a_star.html

Garik Israelian is a spectroscopist, studying the spectrum emitted by a star to figure out what it's made of and how it might behave. It's a rare and accessible look at this discipline, which may be coming close to finding a planet friendly to life.

A branch of science many of you will not know exists.

EDIT: Kinda complex.

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