{"id":343,"date":"2021-06-04T09:48:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T09:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/website.prod.unilu.spikeseed.cloud\/snt-fr\/news\/search-for-life-in-the-universe-dr-s-peter-worden-visits-snt\/"},"modified":"2021-06-04T09:48:52","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T09:48:52","slug":"search-for-life-in-the-universe-dr-s-peter-worden-visits-snt","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/snt-fr\/news\/search-for-life-in-the-universe-dr-s-peter-worden-visits-snt\/","title":{"rendered":"Search for Life in the Universe &#8211; Dr. S. Peter Worden Visits SnT"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\"><p>Are we alone in the Universe? From a probabilistic perspective, that seems unlikely. If so, as Enrico Fermi famously asked, \u201cWhere is everybody?\u201d. Countless scientists have been trying to answer this question with the help of advanced technology, but the undertaking is too massive for individual contributors, and time on the world\u2019s most advanced telescopes is limited. With governments worldwide having more pressing problems to solve, funding efforts in this sense have been few and far between, often only relying on private initiatives. That is why, in 2015, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/breakthroughprize.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Breakthrough Prize Foundation<\/a>\u00a0launched a suite of comprehensive space science programs aimed at doing just that \u2013 search for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence in the Universe.<\/p><p>On May 17, the Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) had the great pleasure of welcoming\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sworden\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. S. Peter Worden<\/a>, Chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation and former Director of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/ames\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA Ames Research Center<\/a>. SnT\u2019s Director\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wwwfr.uni.lu\/snt\/people\/bjoern_ottersten\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bj\u00f6rn Ottersten<\/a>\u00a0and a group of scientists led Worden through a visit of SnT\u2019s space laboratories: the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ism.uni.lu\/facility\/cubesat-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CubeSatLab<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ism.uni.lu\/facility\/concurrent-design-facility\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Concurrent Design Facility<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ism.uni.lu\/facility\/satcom-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">SatComLab<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ism.uni.lu\/facility\/luna-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">LunaLab<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ism.uni.lu\/facility\/zero-gravity-lab\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Zero-G Lab<\/a>. The SnT scientists leading these facilities presented their research in the field of space systems, as well as the educational activities they conduct in the framework of the University\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ism.uni.lu\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Interdisciplinary Space Master (ISM)<\/a>. The Master was launched in 2019 together with the <a href=\"https:\/\/space-agency.public.lu\/en.html\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Luxembourg Space Agency<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/meco.gouvernement.lu\/en.html\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Economy<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p><p>After visiting the labs, Worden held a session entitled \u201cSearch for Life in the Universe\u201d to present the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/breakthroughinitiatives.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Breakthrough Initiatives<\/a>, the space research programmes of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation. The privately-funded Foundation behind the Breakthrough Prize, assigned annually to top scientists working on mankind\u2019s biggest questions, was founded in 2012 by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/sergey-brin\/?sh=662330724b43\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Sergey Brin<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/priscilla-chan\/?sh=29939cebfd2a\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Priscilla Chan<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/mark-zuckerberg\/?sh=33f3ff133e06\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark Zuckerberg<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/yuri-milner\/?sh=5f2485195e26\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Yuri and Julia Milner<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/profile\/anne-wojcicki\/?sh=5d52bfde5b9f\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Anne Wojcicki<\/a>. As a whole, the Breakthrough Initiatives aim to explore the Universe, seek scientific evidence of life beyond Earth, and encourage public debate from a planetary perspective through four main programmes:<\/p><ul class=\"ulux-list\"><li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breakthroughinitiatives.org\/initiative\/1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Breakthrough Listen<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 a $100 million programme of astronomical observations and analysis. Using time on the world\u2019s largest and most advanced telescopes, the programme looks for technosignatures \u2013 scientific evidence of technology beyond Earth \u2013 by surveying targets across one million nearby stars, the entire galactic plane and 100 nearby galaxies over radio and optical frequency bands.<\/li><li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breakthroughinitiatives.org\/initiative\/4\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Breakthrough Watch<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 a\u00a0multi-million-dollar, Earth- and space-based astronomical programme\u00a0to identify and characterise\u00a0Earth-sized, rocky planets around Alpha Centauri and other stars within 20 light years\u00a0of\u00a0Earth, in search of oxygen and other potential signatures of primitive life.\u00a0<\/li><li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breakthroughinitiatives.org\/initiative\/3\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Breakthrough Starshot<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 a $100 million programme aimed at developing a proof-of-concept for ultra-light, uncrewed space flight at 20% of the speed of light, laying the foundation for a fly-by mission to Alpha Centauri, the planetary and star system closest to our own Solar System.<\/li><li class=\"ulux-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/breakthroughinitiatives.org\/initiative\/5\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Breakthrough Discuss<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 an\u00a0annual academic conference\u00a0about\u00a0the search for\u00a0life in the Universe.<\/li><\/ul><p>The Breakthrough Initiatives are led by four respective scientific committees constituted by renowned authorities in the fields of astrophysics, astrobiology, space systems engineering, satellite communications, and several other disciplines. So far, the initiatives have already achieved impressive results: the successful launch of the world\u2019s smallest spacecraft, the analysis of petabytes of data from telescopes, the launch \u2013 in collaboration with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">European Southern Observatory<\/a>\u00a0(ESO) \u2013 of a new instrument for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eso.org\/public\/teles-instr\/paranal-observatory\/vlt\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Very Large Telescope<\/a>\u00a0(VLT) to identify Earth-like exoplanets, and more.\u00a0<\/p><p>Two interesting research results \u2013 still under investigation \u2013 were recently shared in the framework of Breakthrough Listen and Breakthrough Watch. The first,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/science\/article\/alien-hunters-detect-mysterious-radio-signal-from-nearby-star\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">announced in December 2020<\/a>, was the detection of a signal, Breakthrough Listen Candidate 1 (BLC1) coming from Proxima Centauri, which passed the programme\u2019s basic tests to qualify as a technosignature, though the scientists leading the analysis strongly suspect the signal to be the result of human interference. The second is the result of initial observations carried out at ESO\u2019s VLT in the framework of Breakthrough Watch, namely the detection of a weak signal indicating the presence of a \u201cplausible exoplanet\u201d in the habitable zone of Alpha Centauri A. These findings have been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41467-021-21176-6\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">published on Nature<\/a>\u00a0in February 2021.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--contain\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/07\/web_worden_thoemel.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/07\/web_worden_thoemel-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/07\/web_worden_thoemel-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/07\/web_worden_thoemel-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/07\/web_worden_thoemel-1536x1111.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2023\/07\/web_worden_thoemel.jpg 1982w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: contain; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><p><i><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwfr.uni.lu\/snt\/people\/jan_thoemel\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Jan Thoemel<\/a>, Head of the CubeSatLab, presents\u00a0a satellite mission designed by ISM students to\u00a0<\/i><i>Dr. Worden<\/i><i><\/i><\/p><p>After the session, Worden answered questions from our scientists about the Breakthrough Initiatives and the latest developments in the NewSpace sector. When asked by the Head of the CubeSatLab\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wwwfr.uni.lu\/snt\/people\/jan_thoemel\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Jan Thoemel<\/a>\u00a0to share his tips for the graduating ISM students, Worden underlined the importance of working with purpose, and that of finding compatible partners for entrepreneurial ventures. \u201cI worked with a lot of start-ups, and when you establish a team, the important thing to remember is that you\u2019re going to see them a lot more than your own family, so make sure you pick people you\u2019re compatible with,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p><p>When it comes to projects, he advised, \u201cThere\u2019s three questions: what is it that you\u2019re gonna do, how you\u2019re gonna do it, and the most important one \u2013 why you\u2019re doing it. And if you don\u2019t get that why right upfront, [the project] is not going anywhere. I always wanted to build starships.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><p><\/p><p><strong><i>Coming Soon: Asteroid Day LIVE 2021.<\/i><\/strong><i>\u00a0Asteroid Day is an educational programme, run in Luxembourg by the Asteroid Foundation. From 1 June \u2013 4 July, Asteroid Day TV is showing original films, series and learning programmes to help educate people of all ages on the role of asteroids in our solar system, as well as how we protect our planet from impacts. Asteroid Day LIVE will take place on 30 June and will feature interviews with key figures from the space missions of yesterday and tomorrow. Find out more information <a href=\"https:\/\/asteroidday.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/i><\/p><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are we alone in the Universe? From a probabilistic perspective, that seems unlikely. If so, as Enrico Fermi famously asked, \u201cWhere is everybody?\u201d. 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That is why, in 2015, the\u00a0Breakthrough Prize Foundation\u00a0launched a suite of comprehensive space science programs aimed at doing just that \u2013 search for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence in the Universe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":344,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"featured_image_focal_point":[],"show_featured_caption":false,"ulux_newsletter_groups":"","uluxPostTitle":"","uluxPrePostTitle":"","_trash_the_other_posts":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false},"news-category":[3],"news-topic":[],"organisation":[183],"authorship":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.3 (Yoast SEO v22.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Search for Life in the Universe - Dr. S. 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