Friday, November 4, 2011

Finding Life Beyond Earth: Take A Spectacular Trip


Guess what? We are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions in history: Are we alone?

From NOVA and PBS come this must see episode Finding Life Beyond Earth. Turn the sound up, chill out and go on this 2+ hour animated space journey where NOVA asks the questions about how planet earth came to be and what’s going on with other nearby planets and whether any signs of life will soon be found.

Hearing all about the mysteries of space reminds us that that planet earth is just a tiny speck in relation to the rest of the universe. For example, did you know that 1,300 Earth’s could fit inside Jupiter? We’re also incredibly vulnerable to a major cosmic event happening that could drastically change the course or destroy the planet as we know it. Two awe-inspiring and slightly terrifying thoughts that can put things in perspective rather quickly.

How’s that for reality TV?

Take a spectacular trip to distant realms of our solar system to discover where secret forms of life may lie hidden. Combining the latest telescope images with dazzling animation, this program immerses audiences in the sights and sounds of alien worlds, while top astrobiologists explain how these places are changing how we think about the potential for life in our solar system. We used to think our neighboring planets and moons were fairly boring—mostly cold, dead rocks where life could never take hold. Today, however, the solar system looks wilder than we ever imagined.

Powerful telescopes and unmanned space missions have revealed a wide range of dynamic environments—atmospheres thick with organic molecules, active volcanoes, and vast saltwater oceans. This ongoing revolution is forcing scientists to expand their ideas about what kinds of worlds could support life. If we do find primitive life-forms elsewhere in the solar system, it may well be that life is common in the universe—the rule, and not the exception.

Watch Finding Life Beyond Earth on PBS. See more from NOVA.


Watch Finding Life Beyond Earth on PBS. See more from NOVA.


Watch Finding Life Beyond Earth on PBS. See more from NOVA.


Watch Finding Life Beyond Earth on PBS. See more from NOVA.


Watch Finding Life Beyond Earth on PBS. See more from NOVA.


Watch Finding Life Beyond Earth on PBS. See more from NOVA.


Watch Finding Life Beyond Earth on PBS. See more from NOVA.


Watch Finding Life Beyond Earth on PBS. See more from NOVA.


Watch Finding Life Beyond Earth on PBS. See more from NOVA.


Watch Finding Life Beyond Earth on PBS. See more from NOVA.


Watch Finding Life Beyond Earth on PBS. See more from NOVA.



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