Key Questions Guiding SEEC Research
Are we alone in the universe?
By studying ways that biospheres interact with planetary environments, SEEC researchers are pioneering methods to detect life on other worlds.
How do planets work?
A vast multitude of physical, chemical, and geological processes combine to produce the characteristics of a specific exoplanet’s atmosphere and surface that will be visible to future telescopes.
What makes a planet habitable?
Planetary habitability results from a complex network of interactions between the planet, its planetary system, and host star.
How do we find habitable planets?
In our quest to find life outside of our solar system, we look for planets that resemble Earth, the only planet that we know of that is habitable.
Is the Earth unusual?
Earth is our only example of a planet that is habitable and inhabited, and as such represents the archetypical habitable environment for remote sensing and mission development studies.
