Radical Science
Travelling to Origins
The beginnings of the universe and life
Ultimately, exploration of the cosmos is an investigation into humanity and the limits of knowledge. Studying black holes and the big bang brings us closer to the origins of the universe, while the search for extraterrestrial life obliges us to think about what life really is. What do the recent detection of gravitational waves and the latest discoveries about exoplanets tell us about these big questions?
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Observing the big bang
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In search of extraterrestrial life
Nobel laureate Didier Queloz, discoverer of the first exoplanet, and astrobiology expert Nathalie Cabrol analyse the possibilities of finding extraterrestrial life, and consider what it might mean for humanity if life, intelligent or otherwise, were discovered outside of Earth.
