

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Life in the Universe
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: This hybrid meeting is also available via Zoom

Our speaker: Professor Matt Griffin is a member of the Cardiff Hub for Astrophysics Research and Technology (CHART). He studied Electrical Engineering at University College Dublin and Astrophysics at Queen Mary College London, receiving his PhD
in 1985. His research work has included the development of many instruments for both ground-based and space-borne observatories, and their use in the study of planetary atmospheres, star formation, and galaxy evolution. He was the Principal Investigator for the SPIRE instrument on board ESA's Herschel Space Observatory. Currently he is UK Co-PI in the international consortium building the scientific payload for ESA’s Ariel mission to characterise the atmospheres of exoplanets.

As it stands today, life on Earth is the only example we know. Our speaker will outline the history of life on Earth and comment on whether or not it's reasonable to expect from what we know of Earthly life that similar simple (single-celled) or complex (multi-cellular) life is likely exist elsewhere.

Until recently the existence or absence of extraterrestrial life was a matter of speculation, but seeking evidence of it is now one of the most active and obsessive pursuits in contemporary astronomy. Within a few decades we will have explored potential sites for past or present life in the solar system and characterised Earth-like planets around other stars in the solar neighborhood, and we will be able to assess whether or not simple microbial life is common or unusual in the galaxy.

Searches are also underway for signals broadcast by possible advanced civilisations elsewhere in our galaxy. We will summarise the motivations, the techniques used, and the prospects for the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/mexborough/life-in-the-universe/200029649644808
- **Event Categories**: meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Mexborough
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: 58A Church Street, S64 0ER Mexborough, United Kingdom
- **lat**: 53.49261
- **long**: -1.27742
- **full address**: 58A Church Street, S64 0ER Mexborough, United Kingdom, 58 Church Street, Mexborough, S64 0, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society (https://allevents.in/org/mexborough-and-swinton-astronomical-society/17076228)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 58A Church Street, S64 0ER Mexborough, United Kingdom, 58 Church Street, Mexborough, S64 0, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Mexborough & Swinton Astronomical Society
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** meetups
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Life in the Universe ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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