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Astronomy Update: Extraterrestrial life can be tiny

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Editor's note: Astronomy Update is a column provided by the Chippewa Valley Astronomical Society, Hobbs Observatory and L.E. Phillips Planetarium. It is compiled by Lauren Likkel of the UW-Eau Claire physics and astronomy department.

The idea of extraterrestrial life is tantalizing, an idea that has been played with and explored for centuries.

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Astronomy Update: Extraterrestrial life can be tiny

Professor of physics, astronomy is 2013 da Vinci lecturer at Marshall

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Janna Levin

Oct. 14, 2013 @ 11:30 PM

HUNTINGTON -- Dr. Janna Levin, a professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University, will be the featured speaker at the 2013 da Vinci Luncheon at Marshall University.

The fourth annual luncheon is set for 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at the Memorial Student Center's John Marshall Dining Room. The event is sponsored by Marshall's Honors College and Office of the Provost.

Levin was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 2012. Her scientific research concerns the early universe, chaos and black holes. Her second book, the novel "A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines," won the PEN/Bingham Fellowship for Writers which "honors an exceptionally talented fiction writer whose debut work ... represents distinguished literary achievement ..." It also was a runner-up for the PEN/Hemingway award for "a distinguished book of first fiction."

She is the author of the popular science book "How the Universe Got its Spots: Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space."

Levin has bachelor's degrees in physics and astronomy from Barnard College with a concentration in philosophy, and a doctorate in physics from MIT. She did research at the Center for Particle Astrophysics at the University of California-Berkeley before moving to the United Kingdom to work at Cambridge University.

Levin was the first scientist-in-residence at the Ruskin School of Fine Art and Drawing at Oxford University with an award from the National Endowment for Science, Technology, and Arts. She has written for many artists and appeared on several radio and television programs.

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A Revolution in Astronomy: How We Came to Know the Solar System

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Astronomy program is out of this world

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When astronomers peer through their telescopes into the dark night sky during a Dudley Observatory Hilltown Star Party, they know the truth is out there.

Amateur stargazers of all ages gather monthly in an open field at the Octagon Barn in Delanson, a rural site with limited light pollution, to navigate the constellations with a professional astronomer.

The star parties are part of programming offered by the observatory, which was founded in 1852 and is the oldest independent organization in the country supporting research on astronomy and its history.

The nonprofit uses astronomy to promote science education, with an emphasis on early career development in the sciences and technology. It offers many space-themed programs and educational outreach through Starlab a portable, inflatable planetarium dome.

"The kids are thrilled by it," said Elissa Kane, Dudley's interim executive director. "Just like dinosaurs, astronomy is often their first exposure to real science, which they have their own curiosity about because of stories like 'Star Wars' and 'Star Trek.' It's all very compelling."

The observatory was one of six local organizations this fall to receive assistance through the Times Union Hope Fund, which raises money to help pay for after-school and summer-camp programs for at-risk and poor children in the Capital Region.

This season, the fund awarded $27,500 that in most cases allowed kids to attend programs for free.

Grants were also distributed to the Capital District Community Gardens Produce Project, Electronic Body Arts Inc. Dance Kids, Park Playhouse Inc. Workshop, Siena College Educating Dynamic Girl Entrepreneurs, and the Mechanicville Area Community Services Center Inc.

The observatory in Schenectady, which moved its operation to miSci (the Museum of Innovation and Science) at 15 Nott Terrace Heights, received $2,500, with additional funding provided by Stewart's Shops.

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