Donald_E._Brownlee
Donald E. Brownlee
American astronomer (born 1943)
Donald Eugene Brownlee (born December 21, 1943) is a professor of astronomy at the University of Washington at Seattle and the principal investigator for NASA's Stardust mission.[1] In 2000, along with his co-author Peter Ward, he co-originated the term Rare Earth, in reference to the possible scarcity of life elsewhere in the universe.[2] His primary research interests include astrobiology, comets, and cosmic dust.[3] He was born in Las Vegas, Nevada.[4]