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PBS Space Time

How Will We (Most Likely) Discover Alien Life?

Season 9 Episode 29 | 18m 32s

The first discovery of extraterrestrial life will almost certainly NOT be when it visits us, nor when we visit it. It’ll be in the excruciatingly faint changes in the color of alien sunsets glimpsed hundreds of light years away. Today we’re going to talk about the first such hint, why it's probably not aliens, and why there’s a tiny chance that it still might not not be aliens.

Aired: 11/01/23
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Just how much stronger is this year’s solar activity going to get?
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Watch • 17:25
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Is It Impossible To Cross The Event Horizon? | Black Hole Firewall Paradox
So you’ve decided to jump into a black hole...
Episode: S10 E12 | 17:25
Watch • 12:51
PBS Space Time
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We only recently figured out where cosmic rays are coming from.
Episode: S10 E11 | 12:51
Watch • 13:28
PBS Space Time
Can Black Holes Unify General Relativity & Quantum Mechanics?
Black hole complementarity may force us to rethink what it means to say that it exists.
Episode: S10 E10 | 13:28
Watch • 20:15
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To travel the stars without faster than light travel we’re going to need a generation ship.
Episode: S10 E9 | 20:15
Watch • 16:19
PBS Space Time
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Today we are jumping into a black hole. Again.
Episode: S10 E8 | 16:19
Watch • 15:36
PBS Space Time
Why Is The World Rushing Back To The Moon?
The Moon: humanity’s first destination beyond our atmosphere.
Episode: S10 E7 | 15:36
Watch • 15:07
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So how did humans figure out the solar system? Eclipses!
Episode: S10 E6 | 15:07