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Finding Life Beyond Earth Preview

Scientists are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions: Are we alone?

Aired 10/18/2011 | Rating NR

NOVA

Finding Life Beyond Earth Preview

Preview: Season 38 Episode 13 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions

Scientists are on the verge of answering one of the greatest questions: Are we alone?

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.

Aired 10/18/2011 | Rating NR

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Early Earth Bombarded By Comets

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Comets carrying chemicals necessary for life may have come to Earth billions of years ago. (5m 10s)

Hunting Planets

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NASA’s Kepler mission lets us search for planets orbiting stars outside our solar system. (4m 40s)

Is There Life on Enceladus?

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Scientists discover evidence for the key ingredients for life on Saturn's moon Enceladus. (6m 14s)

An Interview with Sally Ride

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Watch an uncut interview with the late astronaut, conducted at NASA in 1984. (15m 46s)

The Mars Rover, "Curiosity"

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NASA is sending a robotic rover called "Curiosity" to find out if there is life on Mars. (4m 25s)

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