astronomy

Episode 2 of the BBC documentary series The Story of Math gives due credit to the East - China, India and Arabia in the history of mathematics. (58 min, 6 segments)

Machio Kaku postulates that we are within 1 or 2 years away from discovering Earth’s twin, a rocky planet with water that can sustain life. (4 min)

For fifty years, the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) has been scanning the galaxy for a message from an alien civilisation. So far to no avail, but a recent breakthrough suggests they may one day succeed. (48 min, 6 segments)

NASA Spaceship Atlantis is currently on a mission to repair and replace parts of the Hubble Telescope in order to extend and enhance its capabilities. (22 min, 4 segments)

Out of the Blue is an award-winning documentary on the UFO phenomenon. Narrated by Peter Coyote, the film attempts to show, through interviews with credible sources, that some UFOs could be of extraterrestrial origin. (100 min in 9 segments)