Channel Title: Carl Sagan Institute Channel Description: The Carl Sagan Institute (CSI) was founded to find life in the universe. Based on the pioneering work of Carl Sagan at Cornell, our interdisciplinary team at Cornell University is developing the forensic toolkit to find life in the universe, inside the Solar System and outside of it, on planets and moons orbiting other stars. <video> Sniffing Exoplanet Atmospheres with JWST: Prof. Nikole Lewis [Carl Sagan's 90th Birthday] Description: Following Prof. Kaltenegger's overview on the search for life on exoplanets, Prof. Nikole Lewis decribes the process of probing these worlds' atmospheres! Stay tuned for more clips from the event, or watch the entire recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsfTPwPBhbA&t=0s </video> <video> Science of Cosmos: Seven Wonders of the New World Description: Carl Sagan Institute Fellows discuss the science behind National Geographic's new series 'Cosmos: Possible Worlds'. This week, Dr. Buz Barstow, Morgan Irons, and Dr. Hunter Adams discuss how future technology can restore the Earth and enable voyages to other worlds. </video> <video> Searching for Habitable Worlds: Challenges, Opportunities & Adventures Description: Professor Lisa Kaltenegger, Director of the Carl Sagan Institute, provides an overview of exoplanet science. How close are we to identifying signs of life on rocky exoplanets? What challenges must be overcome to discover whether we are alone in the Universe? Credit: American Astronomical Society 236th Meeting - Fred Kavli Plenary Lecture </video> <video> Cosmic Conversation: The 2021 Distinguished Carl Sagan Lecture by Ann Druyan Description: Cosmic Conversation: The 2021 Distinguished Carl Sagan Lecture by Ann Druyan, Peabody and Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and director. With her late husband, Carl Sagan, co-wrote the “Cosmos,” series and the duo also co-authored six New York Times best-selling books, including Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors and The Demon-Haunted World. She was the Creative Director of NASA’s Voyager Interstellar Message Project, that took shape here at Cornell in 1977 under Carl Sagan’s lead and sent the golden records affixed to the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecrafts out into the cosmos with music and images designed to introduce Earth to possible alien civilizations. During this Cornell Reunion event, she joined a conversation with Professor Lisa Kaltenegger: director of the Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell; Associate Professor in Astronomy; and current inhabitant of Professor Sagan’s old office in the Space Sciences Building. </video> <video> James Webb Space Telescope:an interview with Nikole Lewis & Ishan Mishra at the Carl Sagan Institute Description: Carl Sagan deputy director Dr. Nikole Lewis and Carl Sagan Institute fellow Ishan Mishra discuss the James Webb Space Telescope and how it will be used for planetary research by scientists at the Carl Sagan Institute. The interview is produced in December 2021, prior to the launch of JWST by astronomy and science communication student Julia Gustafson. The interview and the video were edited by Dr. Mark Sarvary, the science communication director of the Carl Sagan Institute. </video> <video> Radio Emission from an Exoplanet - Jake Turner Description: An international team has just reported the first potential signs of radio emission from a planet beyond the solar system. The Carl Sagan Institute's Dr. Jake Turner, who led the research team, discusses the importance of this discovery with Dr. Ryan MacDonald. ***** Research paper reference: 'The search for radio emission from the exoplanetary systems 55 Cancri, upsilon Andromedae, and tau Boötis using LOFAR beam-formed observations', Turner et al. (2020), Astronomy & Astrophysics: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/forth/aa37201-19.pdf Learn more at http://carlsaganinstitute.cornell.edu/ and follow us on Twitter @CSInst. </video> <video> Europa in our Backyard: Prof. Britney Schmidt [Carl Sagan's 90th Birthday] Description: Prof. Britney Schmidt discusses the search for life on the icy moon of another planet, and protection of life on our own. Stay tuned for more clips from the event, or watch the entire recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsfTPwPBhbA&t=0s </video> <video> Searching for Alien Earths: Prof. Lisa Kaltenegger [Carl Sagan's 90th Birthday] Description: In the opening science talk for Carl Sagan's 90th Birthday, Carl Sagan Institute Director Lisa Kaltenegger explains the current state of the search for Earth-like planets! Stay tuned for more clips from the event, or watch the entire recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsfTPwPBhbA&t=0s </video> <video> Sneak peak at Carl Sagan's 90th birthday celebration - Meet the Carl Sagan Institute! Description: Interviews with five of the speakers for Carl Sagan's 90th birthday celebration! WATCH LIVE at 2 PM on Nov. 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsfTPwPBhbA </video> <video> Ann Druyan's Opening Speech on Carl Sagan's 90th Birthday: Carl Sagan as a Citizen of Earth Description: Carl Sagan's longtime collaborator and wife, Ann Druyan, provided opening remarks at the Carl Sagan Institute's celebration of his 90th birthday. Stay tuned for more clips from the event, or watch the entire recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsfTPwPBhbA </video> <video> White Dwarf Planets Live Q&A Description: The first intact exoplanet has been found orbiting a white dwarf! In this stream, we will answer all your questions LIVE about planets around these dead stars, and what this discovery could mean for the search for life beyond Earth. </video> <video> Science of Cosmos: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors Description: Carl Sagan Institute Fellows discuss the science behind National Geographic's new series 'Cosmos: Possible Worlds'. This week, Dr. Mark Sarvary, Prof. Ruth Richardson, and Prof. Steve Winans discuss microbiology and what it means to be human. </video> <video> Carl Sagan's 90th Birthday Livestream - 10-minute countdown! (Livestream link in description) Description: ***This video exists so we can notify you that the eCornell livestream is starting soon! But feel free to go join their stream directly at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsfTPwPBhbA . You'll also be automatically redirected to their livestream when this countdown ends! Science as a birthday candle in the dark: celebrate Carl Sagan's 90th birthday with us on November 9th, 2024, at 2 PM Eastern! </video> <video> Interview w/ Dr. Kaltenegger & Dr. MacDonald: Can life survive a star’s death? Description: Learn more at http://carlsaganinstitute.cornell.edu/ and follow us on Twitter: @CSInst. When stars like our sun die, all that remains is an exposed core – a white dwarf. A planet orbiting a white dwarf presents a promising opportunity to determine if life can survive the death of its star. In a study published Sept. 16 in the Astrophysical Journal Letters, they show how NASA’s upcoming James Webb Space Telescope could find signatures of life on Earth-like planets orbiting white dwarfs. The discovery of the first transiting giant planet orbiting a white dwarf (WD 1856+534b), announced Sept. 16 in a separate paper in the journal Nature– led by co-author Andrew Vanderburg, assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison – proves the existence of planets around white dwarfs. Kaltenegger is a co-author on this paper, as well. </video> <video> 2024 Ann Druyan Q&A: Voyager Golden Record, Cosmos, and Carl Sagan's Favorite Song Description: *** TURN ON SUBTITLES: This event was hosted and recorded by students on rented equipment, so please forgive us for our video and audio quality! *** On February 13, 2024, the Cornell Astronomical Society and the Carl Sagan Institute were honored to hold an audience Q&A with Ann Druyan after a showing of Episode 6 of Cosmos at Cornell Cinema. In addition to her work on Cosmos in 1980, Ann Druyan was the writer and producer for the two newer seasons of Cosmos (A Spacetime Odyssey in 2014 and Possible Worlds in 2020). She has written and co-written dozens of books, television shows, and movies, including six books with Carl Sagan and the film adaptation of Contact. She was also a member of the Voyager Golden Record team, which selected pictures, sounds, and music from Earth to cast out into space; her heartbeat and brain waves will roam the stars for millions of years. *^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* 0:00 Opening Remarks 4:45 Q&A - Behind the scenes of Cosmos 12:45 What the Pale Blue Dot still teaches 20:56 Carl Sagan's favorite song 23:20 How to communicate science 28:38 The Voyager Golden Record 45:20 Thank you! </video>

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The Carl Sagan Institute (CSI) was founded to find life in the universe. Based on the pioneering work of Carl Sagan at Cornell, our interdisciplinary team at Cornell University is developing the forensic toolkit to find life in the universe, inside the Solar System and outside of it, on planets and moons orbiting other stars.

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