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Fear The Aliens

If advanced spacefaring aliens exploit resources like humans we'd better hope they don't find us anytime soon.

Playlists

(1 - 4 of 17)
  • Play Bad Universe: Alien Attack
    14 Clips Playlist Bad Universe: Alien Attack

    (29:37)

    Fearless junk science detractor Phil Plait explores what it would take for a deadly alien visitation to happen on Earth, as well as answer that age old question: Are we alone?
  • Play Bad Universe
    5 Clips Playlist Bad Universe: Asteroid...

    (13:13)

    65 million years ago, an asteroid bigger than Mount Everest slammed into the Earth wiping out the dinosaurs. Are we in for the same fate? Phil Plait investigates the possibility and tests some explosive measures that may just save our planet.
  • Play How the Universe Works: Alien Galaxies
    4 Clips Playlist Alien Galaxies

    (07:26)

    Galaxies -- home to stars, planets and us -- come in all shapes and sizes. Witnesses the evolution of galaxies; from clouds of cold gas floating in the voids of space 13 billion years ago, to the magnificent spirals that fill our night sky.
  • Play Stephen Hawking's Universe: Aliens
    7 Clips Playlist Alien Life

    Into the Universe with Stephen... (14:14)

    See all the fantastic alien life forms that Stephen Hawking believes may populate the universe.

Discovery Channel Clips

  • Play Curiosity: The Big Bang
    The Big Bang

    Curiosity (02:04)

    How could something appear out of nothing? Explore the possibilities of how our universe came into existence with Stephen Hawking in this Curiosity video.
  • Play Stephen Hawking's Universe: Alien Grazers
    Alien Grazers

    Stephen Hawking's Universe (01:45)

    On an Earth-like planet, a herd of alien herbivores grazes vertical cliff faces with the aid of specialized mouths and legs.
  • Play How the Universe Works: Solar System Destroyer
    Solar System Destroyer

    How the Universe Works (01:44)

    A black hole passing through our solar sytem would overwhelm the sun's gravity, scatter moons, asteroids, and planets and devour everything in its path including our Earth.
  • Play Stephen Hawking's Universe: Alien Hunters
    Alien Hunters

    Stephen Hawking's Universe (01:21)

    Predators on a distant terrestrial planet must be fast and lethal just like their counterparts on Earth.
  • Play Stephen Hawking's Universe: Colonizing Mars
    Colonizing Mars

    Stephen Hawking's Universe (01:25)

    Using perfectly foreseeable technology, humans may one day transform the Martian environment and establish colonies.
  • Play Stephen Hawking's Universe: Our Interstellar Future
    Our Interstellar Future

    Stephen Hawking's Universe (03:06)

    The greatest challenge posed by trans-galactic exploration may be the re-engineering of human life spans to match the time required for travel between star systems.
  • Play Curiosity: Alien Invasion: Are We Ready?
    Alien Invasion: Are We Ready?

    Curiosity (00:31)

    Curiosity continues with Alien Invasion: Are We Ready? Sunday, August 14, 2011 at 8PM e/p on Discovery.
  • Play How the Universe Works: Birth of a Black Hole
    Birth of a Black Hole

    How the Universe Works (01:57)

    Most black holes probably form when supermassive stars collapse into a dense gravitational mass that absorbs all light.
  • Play Stephen Hawking's Universe: The WOW Signal
    The WOW Signal

    Stephen Hawking's Universe (01:57)

    On August 16, 1977, a radio telescope in Ohio picked up the only signal that could have an alien source.
  • Play Stephen Hawking's Universe: Gas Giant Life
    Gas Giant Life

    Stephen Hawking's Universe (01:27)

    One possible form of extreme alien life may creatures that inhabit the dense atmospheres of gas giants.
  • Play Stephen Hawking's Universe: Black Hole Birthday
    Black Hole Birthday

    Stephen Hawking's Universe (02:20)

    When a star at least 20 times the size of our Sun runs out of fuel, nothing can stop the birth of a black hole.
  • Play How the Universe Works: Big Stars
    Big Stars

    How the Universe Works (01:33)

    The sun has been lighting our planet for 4.6 billion years and dominates all life on Earth -- but it's a speck in comparison to the other stars in the universe.
 

If you are a space nut, then we have you covered! From interviews with Stephen Hawking to big bang theories, it's all here. So, start exploring with these out-of-this-world space videos.

 
 

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