As a young girl growing up in small-town Vermont, Aki Roberge dreamed of other worlds.
An avid science fiction fan, she wondered if the kinds of planets she saw in the âStar Warsâ movies, with their varied climates, cultures, creatures and civilizations, might really exist. For more than a decade now, she has been exploring such possibilities, searching not for parched Tatooine or ice-clad Hoth, but for real exoplanets â planets orbiting other stars.
Now a research scientist in NASAâs Exoplanet and Stellar Astrophysics Lab at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, right outside Washington, D.C., Roberge will talk about her life, work and latest breakthroughs in this relatively new branch of astronomy at 7 p.m. Friday via Zoom. Itâs part of Wyoming Stargazingâs âThe World Above the Tetonsâ speaker series. Find details at WyomingStargazing.org/speaker-series.
As a young girl growing up in small-town Vermont, Aki Roberge dreamed of other worlds.
An avid science fiction fan, she wondered if the kinds of planets she saw in the âStar Warsâ movies, with their varied climates and cultures, creatures and civilizations, might really exist.
Today, and for more than a decade now, she actually explores such possibilities, searching not for parched Tatooine or ice-clad Hoth, but for real exoplanets â planets orbiting other stars.
Dr. Aki Roberge, a research scientist in NASAâs Exoplanet and Stellar Astrophysics Lab at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, right outside Washington, D.C., will talk about her life, her work and the latest breakthroughs in this relatively new branch of astronomy at 7 p.m. Friday. Itâs part of Wyoming Stargazingâs âThe World Above the Tetonsâ speaker series.