SKYSCRAPERS MAY MEETING
In-person and via Zoom

Meeting & Speaker
Saturday, May 3, 2025, 6:30PM social hr., 7:00PM presentation
at Seagrave Memorial Observatory
Dr. Alessandro Massarotti, Stonehill College

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSweFROcQKM

Bio

Alessandro Massarotti is an Associate Professor at Stonehill College and Director of the Earth and Planetary Science Program. His academic interests span planetary and stellar astronomy, as well as theoretical cosmology. His research focuses on the observational study of planet ingestion by red giant stars, the analysis of photometric data to characterize binary systems in open clusters, and the theoretical determination of cosmological vacuum energy.

Abstract

Professor Massarotti’s upcoming talk explores the ongoing search for life beyond Earth. He will introduce the methods used to identify potentially habitable planets orbiting other stars, and highlight discoveries from rovers on Mars, probes exploring asteroids, and missions to the distant moons of Jupiter and Saturn.