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Cosmic Quest: Episode 30: Are We Alone?

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Episode 30: Are We Alone?

Are We Alone?

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Heather Couper considers the prospects of life being found elsewhere in the solar system.

Astronomer Heather Couper considers the prospects of life being found elsewhere in the solar system. From July 2008.

Heather Couper presents a narrative history of astronomy.

She looks at the prospects for life elsewhere in our own solar system. Could evidence of life have even been discovered already on Mars? She tells the story of the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence as scientists scan the skies for messages from the stars.

Readers are Timothy West, Robin Sebastian, Julian Rhind-Tutt and John Palmer.

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Heather Couper presents a narrative history of astronomy

Astronomer Heather Couper charts the history of our growing understanding of the universe and progress of astronomy.

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