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As NASA's Exoplanet Ambassador, Anjali Tripathi has traveled the world to make complex ideas engaging, easy to understand, and relevant for all. From conferences and classrooms to festivals and embassies, she speaks about exploration, space, and our changing planet, as well as the inspirational teams that make it possible. A sampling of her talks and media appearances is below. To request Anjali as a speaker on stage, on air, or out under the stars, please get in touch.

Evening with NASA: Exoplanets
International Astronomical Union
General Assembly, 2024
From Points of Light to Visions of Other Worlds
Texas A&M Inst. of Data Science, 2023
How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Be My Own Kind of Physicist
Harvard-MIT SPS Chilloquium, 2023
Where Do Planets Come From?
Harvard-Smithsonian CfA
Observatory Night Lecture, 2016 (Slides)
LIGO & Gravitational Waves Explained
TEDx Beacon Street News, 2016
Exploring Planets Near and Far
Harvard University Science in the News WGBH Forum Lecture, 2014
Earth Formation: What makes a home?
Harvard University Science in the News Public Lecture, 2013
I Can Show You the Worlds:
The Science of Planetary Exploration

Harvard University Science in the News Public Lecture, 2012 (Slides)
Into the Unknown
Viewpoint School Cum Laude Society Lunch Seminar, 2011
Gravity
Animo South L.A. 12th Grade Physics Class Lecture Slides, 2011
Exploring the Planets
Cambridge University Institute of Astronomy Public Lecture, 2010


Demonstration guides for teaching middle school students about (astro)physics, 2008:
MIT SPS Outreach Guides