Origins (3): Where Are The Aliens?

Sep 29, 2004 on PBS at 9:00 PM

Summary

NOVA explores the search for extraterrestrial life. The program describes the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), a program that scans star systems for radio transmissions from advanced extraterrestrial civilizations and introduces the D... (more)rake equation, created by SETI founder Frank Drake, which attempts to quantify the probability of intelligent life in the Milky Way galaxy.

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Guest stars

Neil deGrasse Tyson