The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/carl-sagan-institute/)
The Carl Sagan Institute at Cornell has revolutionized the way researchers think of space and its inhabitants by creating a specific method of identifying extraterrestrial life: color cataloging.
Kicking off the virtual 2021 Cornell Reunion, renowned writer and director Ann Druyan joined the Carl Sagan Institute for a discussion on her scientific philosophies and Sagan’s legacy.
“We have nearly 4,000 confirmed exoplanets [that we can test] so far,” she told the crowd. “We have about 5,000 more candidates that we are still evaluating.”
Natalie Batalha, a former project scientist for NASA’s Kepler Mission who made into the list of 2017 Time’s 100 most influential people, will lead the audience on a journey to the stars in an upcoming lecture.