What If We Went on a Search for Alien Life?

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We might not be alone in the Universe. Scientists from all over the world have their eyes and ears wide open trying to detect signals of life beyond our planet. But we’re a bit tired of just sitting and waiting. So hop on our spacecraft, because today you have a very important mission. To search for alien life. How would we prepare for this journey? What kind of life would we be looking for?

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00:00 We might not be alone
00:51 Over 4,000 exoplanets detected
02:21 Thanks Skillshare!
03:28 Possible alien life
04:29 Super-habitable planets
06:16 Going to see the aliens
07:26 What would the aliens look like?

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