Paul Butler and DTM postdoctoral associate Magaret Turnbull were two of five panelists participating in the 2005 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate at the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium on March 30. This year's debate was on “The Enigma of Alien Solar Systems.” These annual debates, held in memory of Isaac Asimov, benefit the science and educational programs at Hayden Planetarium and seek to address “pressing questions on the frontier of scientific discovery.” Link to the website for the debate by clicking here. You can also view an article on Space.com about the debate by clicking here.

In addition, Turnbull’s work with NASA's Terrestrial Planet Finder mission and the SETI Institute's Allen Telescope Array is being featured at the Lawrence Hall of Science in Berkeley, California, in the Space Science Institute's “Alien Earths” exhibit, on display from February 5 to May 8, 2005. For more information about this exhibit please click here.