Is there alien life in our galaxy? Dimitar describes the active search for alien life in our galaxy while also sharing laboratory experiments to create primordial life on earth. Learn about this fascinating race – Will we create living organisms from scratch before we find them elsewhere?

Dr. Sasselov is a Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University and Director of the Harvard Origins of Life Initiative. He has discovered hundreds of exoplanets outside our solar system. A TED speaker and author of The Life of Super-Earths, Dimitar's research is focused on the next frontier for astronomy.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx