SPECIAL VIDEO FEATURE: NOVA’s ‘Alien Planets Revealed’

By  //  October 24, 2014

shows the successes of the Kepler mission

ABOVE VIDEO FEATURE: It’s a golden age for planet hunters. NASA’s Kepler mission has identified more than 3,500 potential planets orbiting stars beyond our Sun.

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It’s a golden age for planet hunters. NASA’s Kepler mission has identified more than 3,500 potential planets orbiting stars beyond our Sun.

How does the telescope look for planets? How many of these planets are like our Earth? Will any of these planets be suitable for life as we know it?

Bringing the creative power of veteran animators together with the latest discoveries in planet-hunting, “Alien Planets Revealed” shows the successes of the Kepler mission, taking us to planets beyond our solar system and providing a glimpse of creatures we might one day encounter.