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Lisa Kaltenegger is the Director of the Carl Sagan Institute to Search for Life in the Cosmos at Cornell and Associate Professor in Astronomy. She is a pioneer and world-leading expert in modeling potential habitable worlds and their detectable spectral fingerprint. Kaltenegger serves on the National Science Foundation's Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee (AAAC), and on NASA senior review of operating missions. She is a Science Team Member of NASA's TESS Mission as well as the NIRISS instrument on James Webb Space Telescope. Kaltenegger was named one of America’s Young Innovators by Smithsonian Magazine, an Innovator to Watch by TIME Magazine. She appears in the IMAX 3D movie "The Search for Life in Space" and speaks frequently, ...more

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	Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos 4.08 avg rating — 564 ratings — published 2024 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Lisa Kaltenegger liked Leonardo's review of Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos: "Thank you to NetGalley and the author for giving me the opportunity to review this ARC. I found the book to be very informative and well written. The author writes in a very easily understandable manner, explaining at times complex issues in a very re" Read more of this review »
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Lisa Kaltenegger liked Mary C's review of Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos: "A look into how new technology has allowed scientists to explore exoplanets. Analyzing how planet Earth has evolved over the years allows scientists to apply that knowledge to other planets. The universe is vast and there is still so much to explore an" Read more of this review »
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