There’s no place like home. Unless, perhaps, your research involves finding a new home among the stars.

But world-renowned exoplanet researcher Sara Seager says she's excited to be returning to her terrestrial home of Canada, after leaving the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to go back to her alma mater, the University of Toronto.

Seager's research includes searching for Earth 2.0 and life beyond Earth, even in inhospitable atmospheres like the clouds of Venus.

After about 20 years at MIT, the U of T graduate says the timing was right for her return to Toronto, where she grew up. Her return also brings world-class research by a top scientist to Canada.

“Canada has always welcomed me, like the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. I've got a bunch of awards from Canada; I'm

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