Known Universe television/video series, National Geographic (2010)
"Are we alone? It's an age-old question that was relatively "taboo" in mainstream science until the mid-1990s, when astronomers found planets outside our solar system
Known Universe television/video series, National Geographic (2010)
"Are we alone? It's an age-old question that was relatively "taboo" in mainstream science until the mid-1990s, when astronomers found planets outside our solar system. Now, Known Universe joins the hunt for alien life as scientists search for planets with similar characteristics to Earth's. We'll take you on a journey to find planets that may support life and show you new space-based technologies that aid in the search for advanced alien civilizations."
This series is related to another National Geographic Channel program that speculated on what life on other worlds might be like. The Lemming discussed National Geographic's fictional-but-plausible worlds of Aurelia and Blue Moon in another blog:
- "Beautiful Space Princesses, Almost Certainly Not: Flying Whales, Maybe"
Drifting at the Edge of Time and Space (December 8, 2009)
(National Geographic Channel, used w/o permission)
Life on Other Worlds? Maybe not so 'Taboo'On the other hand, the Lemming isn't entirely convinced that exobiology was a 'taboo' topic among scientists until the 90s. Consider: the Viking missions carried 'life experiments' to see if there were critters in the Martian soil. Those missions started in the mid-70s. More:
- "Viking 1 - 2"
Mars isn't EarthSoil from Mars didn't act quite as expected. There was a flurry of chemical activity: and then nothing. The Lemming recalls a 