glück.tage - Lisa Kaltenegger - Erl

Are we alone in the universe? A search for life in space

“We are on the cusp of finding extraterrestrial life, if there is any.”

Gazing into the twinkling darkness of a starry night inevitably inspires awe and wonder. What if this view could lead us to one of mankind's greatest discoveries - the realization that we are not alone in the universe?

In her lecture at the Festspielhaus Erl, astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger provides fascinating insights into the exciting search for extraterrestrial life. Kaltenegger is a professor at Cornell University in New York and founding director of the Carl Sagan Institute. Together with her team, she researches and discovers Earth-like planets and searches for traces of life there. After completing her doctorate sub auspiciis at the University of Graz, the Salzburg native embarked on an impressive international career and was awarded numerous prizes - including the Barry Jones Inauguration Award from the Royal Astrobiology Society in the UK. She has also worked in various roles for the space agencies NASA and ESA.

The question of life in space is more than just a scientific challenge; it is an adventure of the human spirit, a quest for knowledge that is characterized by both curiosity and a deep longing for connection. Because ultimately, the search for extraterrestrial life is also a search for the happiness that lies in discovering the unknown.