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Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, Earth, and life itself.

Origins: How Life Began

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(These programs no longer available for streaming.) Has the universe always existed? How did it become a place that could harbor life? What was the birth of our planet like? Are we alone, or are there alien worlds waiting to be discovered? NOVA presents some startling new answers in "Origins," a groundbreaking four-part NOVA miniseries hosted by dynamic astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. Tyson leads viewers on a cosmic journey to the beginning of time and into the distant reaches of the universe, searching for life's first stirrings and its traces on other worlds.

Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, Earth and life itself.

Journey back to the beginning of everything: the universe, Earth and life itself.

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Are We Alone in the Universe?

SETI: The Search for ET

Alien Planets Revealed

Living Bits: Information and the Origin of Life

Life's Little Essential

Will We Ever Find ET?

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