Finding Another Earth Within Reach
Search for Alien Worlds • 7m 42s
Planet hunters unveil the tricks of the trade for finding planets around nearby stars and scanning them for signs of life. Are we alone? It's the biggest question ever. And the answer is almost within reach. With so many galaxies, and each with so many stars, how could the Earth be unique? From ESOCast.
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