The question we ask is - if there is life on other planets, should we expect it to be based on the same molecules, i.e. be universal - or should we expect it to depend on the local conditions, i.e.… — 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 for life in a membrane, isolated from the rest of the environment, but yet, in an… — 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
