Life Beyond Earth: From Ancient Asteroids to Future Explorations

Ivan Semeniuk 

Ivan Semeniuk reports on science for The Globe & Mail. A veteran science journalist in print, online and broadcast media, his stories have informed Canadians about topics as diverse as space exploration, climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. He is a former news editor with the journal Nature and a producer and presenter of science television documentaries including the astronomy series Cosmic Vistas. His work has garnered several awards including the Royal Canadian Institute’s Sandford Fleming medal for contributions to the public understanding of science.

Life Beyond Earth:From Ancient Asteroids to Future Explorations

Are we alone in the universe? The question is of perennial interest to scientists and philosophers alike. Now, results from recent interplanetary missions have cast the question in a new light, illuminating how life may have begun on our world and pointing to other locations that could potentially host the same process. Climb on board for a science journalist's view of the latest developments in humanity's quest to find life beyond Earth.

 

This event is part of the Fall 2025 Speaker series.