Dante Lauretta on Planet Formation and the Origin of Life

By Debbie | February 2, 2015

Number two in the seven-part 2015 UA Science Lecture Series gets underway Monday, February 2, at 7:00 p.m. at UA’s Centennial Hall. Be sure to arrive before 6:30 p.m Seats fill quickly in the auditorium — Tucsonans love science!

This year’s theme is Life in the Universe, and tonight, Dante Lauretta will discuss Planet Formation and the Origin of Life.

Lauretta is a Professor of Planetary Science and Cosmochemistry at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, and is principle investigator of the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

Here is Lauretta speaking about the likelihood of an asteroid ending life on our planet, at a 2013 TEDx Tucson Salon.

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