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When we discover New Earth - a planet we could call home - the question of the 'plurality of worlds' will come front and center, reminding us yet again that we are not the center of the universe.

~Dimitar Sasselov

Topics: Again Call Center Come Could Discover Earth Front Home New Planet Question Reminding Universe Us Will Worlds

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It's feasible that we'll meet other sentient life forms and conduct commerce with them. We don't now have the technology to physically travel outside our solar system for such an exchange to take place, but we are like Columbus centuries ago, learning fast how to get somewhere few think possible.

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Topics: Centuries Columbus Commerce Conduct Exchange Fast Feasible Few Forms Get How Learning Life Like Meet Now Other Our Outside Physically Place Possible Sentient Solar Solar System Somewhere System Take Technology Them Think Travel

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Super-Earths are how we call a family of planets... up to two times larger and about ten times more massive than the Earth.

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Topics: About Call Earth Family How Larger Massive More Planets Ten Ten Times Than Times Two Up

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People quite often think of the question 'Are we alone in the universe?' in terms of other civilizations out there: life forms that have reached at least our level of technological development.

~Dimitar Sasselov

Topics: Alone Civilizations Development Forms Least Level Life Often Other Our Out People Question Quite Reached Technological Terms Think Universe

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I grew up in Bulgaria in a small city on the Black Sea Coast, so I was very interested in the sea, marine life, and everything related to it. But it was also a very dark place at night, so I could see the stars. And I just got very interested in it.

~Dimitar Sasselov

Topics: Also Black Bulgaria City Coast Could Dark Dark Place Everything Got Grew Interested Just Life Marine Night Place Related Sea See Small Stars Up Very

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My parents gave me a small telescope, then I built my own, and one thing led to another. So that's how I ended up going from being a hobby astronomer to a professional astronomer.

~Dimitar Sasselov

Topics: Another Astronomer Being Built Ended Gave Going Hobby How Led Me My Own One Thing Own Parents Professional Small Telescope Then Thing Up

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Type: Scientist

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