Universe Unplugged

This 3D visualization features the Crab Nebula, the glowing remains of a supernova explosion witnessed by Chinese astronomers nearly 1,000 years ago.

Part 4 of a discussion between astronomers about the video Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox. What is the likelihood we may discover an exoplanet that could sustain human life? And are scientists searching for non-human life on other worlds? Find out more about the science behind the search for a habitable exoplanet in the episode The Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox.

Part 3 of a discussion between astronomers about the video Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox. How do we learn so much about what exoplanet are like? Can astronomers today actually detect water on these distant worlds? Find out more about the science behind the search for a habitable exoplanet in the episode The Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox.

Part 2 of a discussion between astronomers about the video Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox. How is real scientific data used to help visualize exoplanets? What decisions do visual artists have to make when depicting an exoplanet? How do exoplanet researchers feel about exoplanet art? Find out more about the science behind the search for a habitable exoplanet in the episode The Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox

Part 1 of a discussion between astronomers about the video Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox. How can an exoplanet be at the right temperature but still not have liquid water? If we want to find an exoplanet that could host life like us, why does it matter what that planet is made of? Find out more about the science behind the search for a habitable exoplanet in the episode The Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox.

This new episode follows explorers (actors from “The Expanse”) into a planetary danger zone in their quest for another Earth. Can their computer (Parry Shen of “General Hospital”) save them from a nasty fate?

This new episode follows explorers (actors from “The Expanse”) into a planetary danger zone in their quest for another Earth. Can their computer (Parry Shen of “General Hospital”) save them from a nasty fate?

Space explorers (actors from "The Expanse") are searching for a new hospitable world, aided by their computer with a Rod Serling complex (Parry Shen of "General Hospital").

Part 3 of a discussion between astronomers about the video Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox. How do we learn so much about what exoplanet are like? Can astronomers today actually detect water on these distant worlds? Find out more about the science behind the search for a habitable exoplanet in the episode The Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox.

Part 2 of a discussion between astronomers about the video Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox. How is real scientific data used to help visualize exoplanets? What decisions do visual artists have to make when depicting an exoplanet? How do exoplanet researchers feel about exoplanet art? Find out more about the science behind the search for a habitable exoplanet in the episode The Habitable Zone: Goldilocks Paradox