Origins

Has the universe always existed? How did it become a place that could harbor life? What was the birth of our planet like? Are we alone, or are there alien worlds waiting to be discovered? NOVA presents some startling new answers in "Origins," a groundbreaking four-part NOVA miniseries hosted by dynamic astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. Tyson leads viewers on a cosmic journey to the beginning of time and into the distant reaches of the universe, searching for life's first stirrings and its traces on other worlds. 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.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 79423
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired January 1, 2004
  • Recent January 1, 2004
  • Network PBS
  • Average Runtime 50 minutes
  • Genres Documentary
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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