The Hunt for ET
Are we alone? Geneticist Dr Adam Rutherford seeks to define what life is and Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores our chances of finding it in the universe.
Are we alone in the universe? Right now we are in a period of unprecedented change that is taking us closer than ever to answering this fundamental question. A dizzying array of planets are being discovered orbiting alien stars and we've developed instruments so sensitive we can detect the weather systems on these new worlds. But do any harbour life? Geneticist Dr Adam Rutherford seeks to define what life is and Maggie Aderin-Pocock explores our chances of finding it in the universe.
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Clips
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September's guide: Find the Andromeda Galaxy
Duration: 01:24
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The Drake Equation for alien life
Duration: 04:33
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What is life?
Duration: 07:49
This month's guest experts
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Chris Lintott |
Presenter | Maggie Aderin-Pocock |
Series Producer | Rob Liddell |
Executive Producer | Jonathan Renouf |
Broadcasts
- Sun 14 Sep 2014 22:00
- Thu 18 Sep 2014 19:30
- Fri 19 Sep 2014 01:00
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