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Origins: Where are the Aliens?
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Related NOVA Resources
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The following resources from the companion Web site accompany this program:
Life's Little Essential
Learn why scientists consider water necessary for life.
(Grades 9-12)
A Conversation With Neil deGrasse Tyson
Read about some of the most exciting recent discoveries in
origins science, the search for life elsewhere in the universe,
the challenges facing minority scientists, and more in this
interview with program host Neil deGrasse Tyson.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
How Did Life Begin?
Paleontologist Andrew Knoll explores what makes something alive,
what the first form of life may have looked like, and what the
recipe for life includes. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Does Mars Have Life?
Planetary scientist Christopher McKay explains why he believes
Mars might have had life, what the scientific data reveal
regarding any past life, and how the planet may have died.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Who Needs Galaxies?
Astronomer Sandra Faber explains how galaxies brew the
ingredients for life and how to probe galaxies for signs of
ingredients for life. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Are We Alone?
Neil deGrasse Tyson plays devil's advocate in a conversation
with paleontologist Peter Ward about the likelihood of
extraterrestrial intelligence. (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
Do Aliens Exist in the Milky Way?
Read through a series of arguments for and against intelligent
life in the galaxy before casting a vote in this online poll.
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
The Drake Equation
Try your hand at calculating how many intelligent, communicating
civilizations might be in the Milky Way galaxy. (Flash plug-in
required.) (Grades 9-12)
Decoding Cosmic Spectra
Learn the basics of spectroscopy and use the technique to reveal
the composition of a planet, star, galaxy, and nebula. (Flash
plug-in required.) (Grades 9-12)
The Pillars of Creation
Walk through the various steps used to assemble the famous image
of the Eagle Nebula from raw data beamed down from the Hubble
Space Telescope. (Flash plug-in required; non-Flash version
available.) (Grades 9-12)
The Origins Game
Match 14 origins research discoveries to where in the world they
were made. (Flash plug-in required.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
History of the Universe
Learn about the universe's past, present, and possible future in
this illustrated time line. (Flash plug-in required.)
(Grades 6-8, 9-12)
A Brief History of Life
Explore the history of life on Earth -- from the earliest
bacteria to the first modern humans -- in this geological time
scale that divides Earth's history into eras, periods, and
epochs. Glossary included. (Flash plug-in required; non-Flash
version available.) (Grades 6-8, 9-12)
ET Gallery
See how humans have imagined aliens over time in 13 images from
television and the movies. (Flash plug-in required; non-Flash
version available.) (Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12)
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