04 May 2020
Exoplanets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres could harbour life
... to detect. But so far, research on the viability of life in these environments is lacking. To address this shortfall, Sara Seager at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, US and colleagues conducted laboratory-based tests on two single...
24 September 2025
Cybersecurity, cosmic weather and Europa’s secrets
... in the search for extraterrestrial life. In another conversation piece, ROOM’s Steve Kelly speaks with MIT astrophysicist Sara Seager about the prospects for discovering signs of life beyond our solar system. Closer to home, ROOM...
26 March 2019
UK Space Agency offers free satellite data of Britain
... small businesses entering the sector, and create opportunities for new collaborations with public sector bodies. Sara Huntingdon, the UK Space Agency’s SSGP Manager, said: “The demand for this data is huge and we have...
16 September 2020
Breakthrough Initiatives to fund a study into the possibility of aerial life in Venus' atmosphere
... the research will comprise world-class physicists, astronomers, astrobiologists, chemists and engineers, led by Dr. Sara Seager, Professor of Planetary Science, Physics and Aerospace Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The...