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X-WR-CALDESC:The Night Sky Network invites you to join Colby Ostberg on Tue
 sday\, April 26\, 2022 at 6:00 PM Eastern / 9:00PM Pacific\, when he will 
 present his talk: Venuses Near and Far: How the study of exo-Venuses will 
 be complementary to in-situ Venus missions like DAVINCI+.\n\nVenus represe
 nts a curious case of planetary evolution. It is the most similar planet t
 o Earth in the solar system in terms of size and mass\, yet its current cl
 imate is the antithesis of habitable. Recent works have added to the myste
 ry of Venus’ past\, showing that Venus could have maintained a temperate c
 limate up to 0.7 gigayears ago. Understanding what caused Venus’ evolution
 ary divergence from Earth is paramount for understanding planetary habitab
 ility and the search for life in the universe. Recently selected NASA miss
 ions to Venus such as DAVINCI+ and VERITAS will provide measurements criti
 cal for understanding possible loss of atmospheric water in Venus’ past\, 
 and its geological history. Exoplanets provide a complementary pathway to 
 these missions\, as observations of the atmospheres of exo-Venuses can pot
 entially reveal habitable worlds that receive energy similar to that of Ve
 nus.\n------------------------\n\nAbout Colby Ostberg\n\nColby Ostberg is 
 currently a 4th year PhD student at the University of California\, Riversi
 de. He received a BS in Physics at San Francisco State University before j
 oining Dr. Stephen Kane at UCR. Since his arrival at UCR\, he is immersed 
 in studying all things Venus related. They published a paper in 2019 which
  predicted the number of potential exo-Venuses that the Terrestrial Exopla
 net Survey Satellite (TESS) would discover. Since then\, he has focused on
  transmission spectra of exo-Venuses\, which will allow the opportunity to
  estimate the atmospheric composition of these planets. Ostberg also worke
 d with Dr. Suzanne Smrekar from JPL\, where they studied lithospheric flex
 ure on Venus using Magellan data.\n\nThe event will also be streaming live
  on YouTube\, but please note that questions asked over the NSN-members-on
 ly Zoom Q&A will be prioritized.
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DESCRIPTION:The Night Sky Network invites you to join Colby Ostberg on Tues
 day\, April 26\, 2022 at 6:00 PM Eastern / 9:00PM Pacific\, when he will p
 resent his talk: Venuses Near and Far: How the study of exo-Venuses will b
 e complementary to in-situ Venus missions like DAVINCI+.\n\nVenus represen
 ts a curious case of planetary evolution. It is the most similar planet to
  Earth in the solar system in terms of size and mass\, yet its current cli
 mate is the antithesis of habitable. Recent works have added to the myster
 y of Venus’ past\, showing that Venus could have maintained a temperate cl
 imate up to 0.7 gigayears ago. Understanding what caused Venus’ evolutiona
 ry divergence from Earth is paramount for understanding planetary habitabi
 lity and the search for life in the universe. Recently selected NASA missi
 ons to Venus such as DAVINCI+ and VERITAS will provide measurements critic
 al for understanding possible loss of atmospheric water in Venus’ past\, a
 nd its geological history. Exoplanets provide a complementary pathway to t
 hese missions\, as observations of the atmospheres of exo-Venuses can pote
 ntially reveal habitable worlds that receive energy similar to that of Ven
 us.\n------------------------\n\nAbout Colby Ostberg\n\nColby Ostberg is c
 urrently a 4th year PhD student at the University of California\, Riversid
 e. He received a BS in Physics at San Francisco State University before jo
 ining Dr. Stephen Kane at UCR. Since his arrival at UCR\, he is immersed i
 n studying all things Venus related. They published a paper in 2019 which 
 predicted the number of potential exo-Venuses that the Terrestrial Exoplan
 et Survey Satellite (TESS) would discover. Since then\, he has focused on 
 transmission spectra of exo-Venuses\, which will allow the opportunity to 
 estimate the atmospheric composition of these planets. Ostberg also worked
  with Dr. Suzanne Smrekar from JPL\, where they studied lithospheric flexu
 re on Venus using Magellan data.\n\nThe event will also be streaming live 
 on YouTube\, but please note that questions asked over the NSN-members-onl
 y Zoom Q&A will be prioritized.
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220426T190000
LOCATION:Live Stream YouTube Webinar - Free
SUMMARY:Free Live NSN Webinar Series: Venuses Near and Far: How the study o
 f exo-Venuses will be complementary to in-situ Venus missions like DAVINCI
 +
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