Natalie Batalha Exoplanets and Love: Science That Connects Us to One Another

Published: Aug. 29, 2013, 4 p.m.

A mission scientist with NASA\u2019s Kepler Space Telescope, Natalie Batalha hunts for exoplanets \u2014 Earth-sized planets beyond our solar system that might harbor life. She speaks about unexpected connections between things like love and dark energy, science and gratitude, and how \u201cexploring the heavens\u201d brings the beauty of the cosmos and the exuberance of scientific discovery closer to us all.