Ocean World Science Aboard the Ship ’Falkor Too’ with Drs. Lauren Seyler & Armando Azua-Bustos

Our guests are Drs. Lauren Seyler & Armando Azua-Bustos, two astrobiologists who are coming to us live from the Falkor Too, an ocean research vessel currently traveling the coast of Chile in search of living fossils along the seafloor. This very special episode of Ask an Astrobiologist will dive into their incredible research, its connection to ocean worlds like Europa and Enceladus, climate change science, and a live tour of the research ship itself, including the ROV hangar, mission control, lab spaces, and the bridge. If you’re interested in ocean exploration, ocean worlds in our solar system, and what it’s like living and working on a research vessel, then you do not want to miss this episode! What is Ask An Astrobiologist? Once a month, the NASA Astrobiology Program host a one-hour program where the public is invited to interact with a high-profile astrobiologist, who replies to Twitter and YouTube comment questions live on video. Ask An Astrobiologist: Episode 69 Ocean World Science Aboard the Falkor Too Featuring Drs. Lauren Seyler (Stockton University) & Armando Azua-Bustos (Centro de Astrobiología) Hosted by Dr. Graham Lau (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science) Production Assistants: Sarah Treadwell (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science) Anurup Mohanty (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science) Mariam Naseem (Blue Marble Space Institute of Science) Directed by Mike Toillion (NASA Astrobiology Program) Illustrations by Melissa Flower () Music & Animation by Mike Toillion (NASA Astrobiology Program)