On June 13 the Cosmology group met at the home of member Mark Mohammed at Upper Santa Cruz. Committee member Vishnu Boodram gave a presentation on the topic ‘Exoplanets and the search for Earth-like planets’. Mr Boodram explained what an exoplanet or extrasolar planet is, discoveries, the ‘Goldilocks’ zone, detection methods etc. Discussion on the topic followed and included other astronomical phenomena. A delicious tea was provided by Mr & Mrs Mohammed.