Super-Earths are how we call a family of planets... up to two times larger and about ten times more massive than the… — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
My parents gave me a small telescope, then I built my own, and one thing led to another. So that's how I… — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
It's feasible that we'll meet other sentient life forms and conduct commerce with them. We don't now have the technology to physically… — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
Super-Earths are how we call a family of planets... up to two times larger and about ten times more massive than the Earth. — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
My parents gave me a small telescope, then I built my own, and one thing led to another. So that's how I ended up… — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
The question we ask is - if there is life on other planets, should we expect it to be based on the same molecules,… — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
I grew up in Bulgaria in a small city on the Black Sea Coast, so I was very interested in the sea, marine life,… — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
Life and the universe compare to each other like a child and a parent, parent and offspring. — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
It's feasible that we'll meet other sentient life forms and conduct commerce with them. We don't now have the technology to physically travel outside… — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
It feels great to discover a planet, just like any discovery in science, except that it has more of the feel of exploration -… — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
People quite often think of the question 'Are we alone in the universe?' in terms of other civilizations out there: life forms that have… — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
When we think of what is necessary for the phenomenon that we call life, we think of compartmentalization, keeping the molecules which are important… — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
Life is extremely resilient once it takes hold, but it requires rich chemistry, large energy sources, and stability, right from the beginning. The comparative… — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
In science, it is rare that a transformational change occurs during our lifetimes. — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
We do care about planets like the Earth because by now we understood that life as a chemical system really needs a smaller planet… — Dimitar Sasselov Copy Share Image
