Lectures curated around NOVA: Origins, a four-part special hosted by popular astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson that explores new findings on how earth, life, and the universe began. In the search for answers to the many provocative questions the program raises, Tyson catches up with one of astronomy’s most exciting recent findings: the discovery of the first planets outside our own solar system. Detecting more than 100 of these planets over the last few years, astronomers have developed an ingenious technique worthy of Sherlock Holmes for deducing whether or not they might be suitable for life. As for the ultimate question—whether we can contact an alien civilization—Tyson tells us to stay tuned, reminding us that the quest for origins has involved us in one incredible surprise after another.
Lectures curated around NOVA: Origins, a four-part special hosted by popular astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson that explores new findings on how earth, life, and the universe began. In the search for answers to the many provocative questions the program raises, Tyson catches up with one of astronomy’s most exciting recent findings: the discovery of the first planets outside our own solar system. Detecting more than 100 of these planets over the last few years, astronomers have developed an ingenious technique worthy of Sherlock Holmes for deducing whether or not they might be suitable for life. As for the ultimate question—whether we can contact an alien civilization—Tyson tells us to stay tuned, reminding us that the quest for origins has involved us in one incredible surprise after another.
