The Search for Aliens

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🗓️ 15 June 2009

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Scientists have been searching for aliens in our solar system and beyond, but have not yet found evidence that life exists beyond Earth. SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, has been scanning the stars for alien radio beacons for 50 years. Radio and TV broadcasts have been leaking from Earth’s atmosphere for over a century, and these traveling time capsules could eventually reach a broader audience than ever imagined. Neil and Lynne review the methods used to locate aliens, and discuss what to do if you’re ever abducted.

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0:00.0	I guess I need to fix it.
0:06.0	8.3, 7.6, but I...
0:20.0	Our universe is filled with secrets and mysteries,
0:24.0	leaving us with many questions to be answered.
0:31.0	Now more than ever, we find ourselves searching for those answers
0:37.0	as the very fabric of space, science, and society are converging.
0:44.0	Here for the first time, these worlds collide.
0:49.0	It is we give you the knowledge that breaks the barrier between what is science
0:54.0	and what is merely pop culture.
0:58.0	This is StarTalk.
1:00.0	Now here's your host, astrophysicist, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson
1:05.0	and comedian, Lynn Cobbletz.
1:08.0	StarTalk.
1:13.0	Welcome back to StarTalk.
1:16.0	Neil deGrasse Tyson here with my comedian actress co-host, Lynn Cobbletz.
1:20.0	How are you?
1:21.0	Hi, Neil.
1:22.0	You know what we're doing to talk about today?
1:24.0	I do, and I'm excited.
1:25.0	We're talking about the search for alien life in the cosmos.
1:30.0	Excellent.
1:31.0	Alien life, nothing like anything we've ever found here on Earth.
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