Living Universe

Season 1

TV-PG

Search for Second Earth brings to life, in breathtaking CGI, an epic future journey that our species has already begun: the voyage of an autonomous spacecraft to a planet beyond our Solar System in search of life. Join NASA planetary explorers Gentry Lee and Steve Squyres; and exo-planet hunters Sara Seager, Francois Forget and Natalie Batalha on their quest to find life beyond Earth.

Where to Watch Season 1

4 Episodes

The Planet Hunters
E1
The Planet HuntersThe exoplanet revolution is upon us; we now know that every star in the sky is orbited by at least one planet and over a quarter of those planets have the right conditions for life.
The Explorers
E2
The ExplorersThe new space race has begun. After more than 50 years exploring nearby planets, it's time to venture beyond our solar system to explore alien worlds orbiting distant suns.
Second Earth
E3
Second EarthThe discovery of Earth-like worlds outside our solar system has reset the odds of finding a Second Genesis beyond our planet. Could life on Earth be the product of a random miracle, never to be repeated?
Contact
E4
ContactAre we alone? From the moment we were conscious as a species, we have been on a quest to answer this question.