Are we alone in the Universe? Scientists search for exoplanets and habitable worlds

Are we alone in the universe? In 2018, NASA and ESA will launch the scheduled space telescopes TESS and CHEOPS. In 2019 the James Webb telescope will arrive, one which will revolutionize astronomy. Among scientists there is the certainty that life extends throughout the Cosmos. Finding it is only a matter of time. Astrophysicists, geologists, engineers, astrobiologists ... Thousands of people and a lot of resources are being utilized in hopes of finding life inside and outside our solar system. With telescopes both in land and in space as well as missions to places like Mars or the moons of Jupiter, a whole generation of researchers aspire to be first to discover that Earth is not something exceptional, that other life forms may exist outside our planet. The time is approaching, and one day we might say that we are not the only inhabited world. ------- Chapters ▷ 0:00 - Intro ▷ 02:01 - Searching for Life - On the Trail of Exoplanets ▷ 52:28 - Credits ------- ------- Original Title - Searching for Life - On the Trail of

Long time considered as being a part of the Science fiction field, asteroids mining exploitation is on the verge of becoming a reality. Powerful actors and states are preparing seriously for it, since it could very well be the answer to the growing needs in rare metals that are necessary to our numerical revolution and our energetic transition. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Introduction ▷ 01:00 - A brief history of mining ▷ 05:00 - The importance of metals in modern everyday life despite environmental disasters consequences ▷ 08:55 - Space, the new mining exploitation site? ▷ 12:20 - Meteorites, a source of precious metals ▷ 17:45 - The different types of asteroid ▷ 19:41 - A start-up is already preparing to exploit resources from space ▷ 24:11 - Many challenges await asteroid mining ▷ 30:38 - Luxembourg, financial center for space operations in Europe ▷ 33:50 - Property and sovereignty in space ▷ 35:30 - Understanding asteroids and how to mine them ▷ 45:50 - Jeff Bezos and colonization of space ▷ 49:30 - Conclusion ------- ------- What steps

How far can the human body and mind adapt to a zero gravity environment over time? What are the effects of extraterrestrial travel on the astronauts and how can they be prevented or even reverted? ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Introduction ▷ 02:06 - The initial nausea and disorientation of life in space ▷ 07:49 - The body finally adapting to life in space after one week ▷ 09:28 - Combatting the inevitable loss of muscle ▷ 12:19 - Will they be able to take the first steps on Mars? ▷ 15:05 - Astronauts as guinea pigs for future explorers ▷ 17:00 - The Overview Effect - seeing the Earth with your own eyes ▷ 21:06 - The artificial, monotonous, isolated life on a spaceship ▷ 27:56 - Craving a human connection ▷ 33:01 - Women in space ▷ 36:52 - When a fire breaks out in space ▷ 40:39 - Facing the unknown dangers of a trip to Mars ▷ 47:00 - What compels astronauts to risk their lives? ▷ 50:41 - Readapting to life on Earth - physically

Who watches the sky for any likely threats? We start by visiting the La Sagra Observatory in Spain, in search of near-Earth asteroids. As a protection from astronomical catastrophes, a U.S. businessman builds underground bunkers. Will life be found in other planets? We shall ask children in Bogotá and find out through Spanish astronaut Pedro Duque what life is like in space. We shall also visit the largest Mexican observatory in San Pedro Martir, and get to know the project to build the largest optical telescope in the world, which will be installed in the North of Chile. We shall finish our journey at the Mexican ruins of Bonampak, where father and son will convey to us the importance of guarding the knowledge of our ancestors. ------- Chapters ▷ 0:00 - Intro ▷ 02:16 - Future of the Universe | Children of the Stars (9/10) ▷ 50:56 - Credits ------- ------- Children of the Stars is a voyage through the history of the people of America and their vision of the sky, since the earliest civilizations until the present. In

More than fifty years after the Apollo missions, the Moon is once again at the center of space exploration. In January 2019, China achieved a historic first: landing the Chang’e 4 probe on the far side of the Moon. This scientific breakthrough reignited global interest in lunar exploration and marked the beginning of a new space race. Why are the world’s major space powers returning to the Moon? To uncover the history of our Solar System? To search for frozen water hidden in lunar craters? To build future Moon bases, exploit lunar resources, or use the Moon as a stepping stone to Mars and deep space? This documentary investigates the new race to the Moon, from China’s Chang’e missions to NASA’s Artemis program, the Orion spacecraft and the future Gateway lunar station. In France, CNES and IRAP are working with the Chinese space agency CNSA to develop advanced instruments capable of studying the lunar surface and detecting water. In Europe, ESA is contributing to the next generation of exploration vehicles for the Artemis program. Blending science, geopolitics, cutting-edge technology and

For science, the breathtaking landing of the philae lander on Comet 67P is as sensational as the landing on the moon in 1964. The Rosetta mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) was designed to study the evolution of the Solar System by exploring one of the oldest heavenly bodies – comets. The mission unveiled secrets about our existence and the genesis of the solar system. The mission consisted of the Rosetta orbiter and the Philae lander. The probes were launched on 2 March 2004, travelled 6.4 billion kilometres in 10 years and, with the help of a few planet swing-bys, arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 6 August 2014. On 30 September 2016 the orbiter philae started its controlled descent. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 – Intro ▷ 03:37 – Rosetta Mission ▷ 04:34 – Comets ▷ 09:12 – Space Race, Cold War, 1957 ▷ 11:43 – Ariane 1 ▷ 12:50 – Giotto ▷ 16:13 – Airbus Defence and Space ▷ 21:41 – Thermal Insulation for BepiColombo ▷ 24:03 – Astronaut Training ▷ 29:14 – International Space Station (ISS) ▷ 31:45