Episode 29: Aired on February 20th, 2020 Featuring Dr. Hiroyuki Kurokawa (Earth-Life Science Institute) Hosted by Dr. Graham Lau (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science) Meet Dr. Hiroyuki Kurokawa, a research scientist at the Earth-Life Science Institute in Tokyo, Japan, who studies the formation and evolution of planets. Dr. Kurokawa received his PhD from the Tokyo Institute of Technology, as well as studying at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany. Hiro is currently working on JAXA's Hayabusa 2 mission, as well as future endeavors, such as the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. This program is an interactive talk show where our guest answers questions from our host, Dr. Graham Lau, as well as questions submitted via Twitter, Facebook, and SAGANet chat. For more information, visit the official website of Ask An Astrobiologist. |