Exoplanets lecture at NBPL, Oct. 15

NBPL release – At 6:30 pm on Thursday, October 15, North Bend Public Library will present “Exoplanets: Worlds Beyond,” a look at the research into possible signs of life elsewhere in the universe. Registration and attendance will be at https://tinyurl.com/y238xtx6. Led by SWOCC astrophysicist and NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Doctor Aaron Coyner, this lecture is part of a series of talks on astrobiology taking place this fall in North Bend and Coos Bay. Southwestern Oregon Community College will host the final lecture in this series, “Ocean Worlds: NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission and the Search for Habitability Beyond Earth” on November 12. That presentation will be part of the school’s 2020-21 Physics and Astronomy Lecture Series and will be led by Doctor Tracy Becker of Southwest Research Institute.