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One of the greatest questions of all time Are we alone in the universe 20 years ago scientists began to challenge traditional planetary science as they set off to seek observe and reveal the existence of unknown worlds known as exoplanets This film recounts the epic journey of these astrophysicists who turned our celestial knowledge upside down in their quest for extraterrestrial life ------- Chapters ▷ 0:00 - Introduction ▷ 02:40 - Michel Mayor from Geneva Observatory explains how planets work ▷ 06:10 - The difficult search for exoplanets: between technical difficulties and the mistrust of astrophysicists ▷ 12:00 - The historic and revolutionary discovery of planet 51 Pegasi b in 1995 ▷ 16:48 - A new technique that will revolutionize the search for exoplanets with David Charbonneau ▷ 19:45 - What elements are essential for life to develop? ▷ 22:41 - Rocky planets ▷ 26:20 - The Kepler telescope, an indispensable tool in the hunt for exoplanets ▷ 31:40 - Anne-Marie Lagrange and the image of an exoplanet ▷ 33:50 - Cerro Paranal Observatory in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile ▷ 39:00 - Discovering exoplanets around ultra-cool dwarf stars and brown dwarfs ▷ 40:00 - What's the climate like on these exoplanets? ▷ 46:30 - The mystery of life on Earth ▷ 50:00 - Conclusion ▷ 52:27 - Credits #space #iss #exoplanete #future #science #documentary #fulldocumentaries #WocomoDOCS #technology ------- Subscribe to wocomoDOCS: https://goo.gl/sBmGkp Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wocomo ------- This is the adventure of obstinate researchers who, despite the reluctance of the scientific community, set off in search of unknown worlds: exoplanets. In so doing, they have revolutionized our knowledge of the universe and launched the scientific search for extraterrestrial life. Original Title: Exoplanets Thousands of New Worlds Directed by David Paturel © 2015, Licensed by Terranoa ------- Documentaries about politics, society and science produced by leading studios around the world. Our goal is to be a reliable source of high-quality information and investigative journalism for a better understanding of relationships, backgrounds and future developments. Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries: ▷ wocomoHUMANITY: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoHUMANITY ▷ wocomoWILDLIFE: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoWILDLIFE ▷ wocomoHISTORY: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoHISTORY ▷ wocomoTRAVEL: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoTRAVEL ▷ wocomoCOOK: https://www.youtube.com/wocomoCOOK Wocomo DOCS is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.