The Search For A New Earth
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- Episode
- The Search For A New Earth
- Broadcast Info
- 2017 (89 mins)
- Description
- Professor Stephen Hawking thinks the human species will have to populate a new planet within 100 years if it is to survive. With climate change, overdue asteroid strikes, epidemics and population growth, our own planet is increasingly precarious.In this landmark series, The Search for a New Earth, he enlists engineering expert Prof Danielle George and his own former student, Christophe Galfard, to find out if and how humans can reach for the stars and move to different planets.Taking in the latest advances in astronomy, biology and rocket technology, they travel the world in search of answers. From the Atacama Desert to the wilds of the North Pole, from plasma rockets to human hibernation, they discover a whole world of cutting edge research. The journey shows that Prof Hawking’s ambition isn’t as fantastical as it sounds - that science fact is closer to science fiction than we ever thought.
- Genre
- Engineering; Technology; Biology; Astronomy; Cosmology; Space Exploration
How to cite this record
The Open University, "The Search For A New Earth". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ou/search/index.php/prog/228716 (Accessed 10 Jan 2025)