Gurugram, February 01, 2023
“One star in five in our galaxy holds a planet like earth?”- Dr. Alessandro Sozzetti
Centre of Cosmology and Science Popularization (CCSP), SGT University, organized a talk on “Habitable Exoplanets: The Ultimate Frontier” given by Dr. Alessandro Sozzetti, Acting Director at INAF-Ossevatorio and a Senior Researcher and expert on Exoplanets, on 31st January 2023.
CCSP at SGT University is a one-of-a-kind center of excellence and research across the whole India, dedicated to popularizing and promoting science and space research in urban and rural areas.
While addressing the students, Dr. Alessandro Sozzetti, explained about the exploration of exoplanets, the viability of them sustaining human life and what the future of this field looks like. He said there is a big possibility that “one star in five in our galaxy holds a planet like earth.”
He also said that Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to the Sun, hosts a planet that has the same mass, distance from the Sun,and radius as Earth, having a high chance of hosting life on it. He highlighted that further research is required to identify other habitable Exoplanets and find traces of life in their atmosphere.
He also gracefully answered audience questions.
During the session, Prof. (Dr.) O. P. Kalra, Vice-chancellor; Prof.(Dr.) Rakesh Kumar Sharma, Pro-Chancellor; Prof. M. Sami, Prof. Mukesh, and Prof. R.C. Sharma along with the students of SGT University participated.
