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Dimitar Sasselov

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Are we really alone in the universe?

Environment

Using the Kepler space observatory, which he helped to design with a team of scientists, Dimitar Sasselov has found over 700 planets that meet earth-like criteria and could even sustain human life. He explains his findings.

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