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If advanced space-faring aliens exploit resources like humans we'd better hope they don't find us anytime soon.
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Stephen Hawking on the mysteries of Space and how it will affect our future.
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Join Stephen Hawking as he explores the real possibility of time travel with black holes, wormholes and near light-speed spaceships.
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See all the fantastic alien life forms that Stephen Hawking believes may populate the universe.
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See how the universe began, how it creates stars, black holes and life - and how everything will end.
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Fear The AliensIf advanced spacefaring aliens exploit resources like humans we'd better hope they don't find us anytime soon.Stephen Hawking's Universe (03:17)
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Alien GrazersOn an Earth-like planet, a herd of alien herbivores grazes vertical cliff faces with the aid of specialized mouths and legs.Stephen Hawking's Universe (01:45)
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Alien HuntersPredators on a distant terrestrial planet must be fast and lethal just like their counterparts on Earth.Stephen Hawking's Universe (01:21)
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Colonizing MarsUsing perfectly foreseeable technology, humans may one day transform the Martian environment and establish colonies.
Stephen Hawking's Universe (01:25)
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Our Interstellar FutureThe 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.Stephen Hawking's Universe (03:06)
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A Walk In TimeHawking and other visionary physicists consider the possibility of using wormholes as portals to the past and future.Stephen Hawking's Universe (02:22)
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The WOW SignalOn August 16, 1977, a radio telescope in Ohio picked up the only signal that could have an alien source.Stephen Hawking's Universe (01:57)
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Gas Giant LifeOne possible form of extreme alien life may creatures that inhabit the dense atmospheres of gas giants.Stephen Hawking's Universe (01:27)
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Black Hole BirthdayWhen a star at least 20 times the size of our Sun runs out of fuel, nothing can stop the birth of a black hole.Stephen Hawking's Universe (02:20)
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Homegrown StarTo demonstrate how stars are formed, Hawking imagines what would happen if a soccer ball size star achieved fusion ignition in a sports stadium.Stephen Hawking's Universe (02:42)
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Wormhole VoyagesIf we could ever open a massive wormhole, could it be used as a portal for journeys to distant planets or the deep past?Stephen Hawking's Universe (01:34)
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Time Travel StarshipIn the future, a massive spaceship built for extreme velocities could acclerate to near light speed and travel into the future.Stephen Hawking's Universe (02:40)
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Stephen Hawking gives us the ultimate guide to the universe, a ripping yarn based on real science, spanning the whole of space and time - from the nature of the universe itself, to the chances of alien life, and the real possibility of time travel.
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