Horizon 2006 We are the Aliens 2006
Clouds of alien life forms are sweeping through outer space and infecting planets with life – it may not be as far-fetched as it sounds. The idea that life on Earth came from another planet has been around as a modern scientific theory since the 1960s when it was proposed by Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe. At the time they were ridiculed for their idea – known as panspermia. But now, with growing evidence, it's back in vogue and even being studied by NASA. Horizon meets the scientists on a mission to get to the bottom of the beginnings of life on Earth - from the team in Texas who are lovingly building a robotic submarine called DEPTHX to explore a moon of Jupiter, to Southern India where they are investigating a mysterious red rain which fell for two months in 2001. According to local scientist Godfrey Louis, the rain contains biological cells unlike any he had seen before – with no DNA and the ability to replicate at 300°C. Louis has come to the conclusion that the cells are extra-terrestrial in origin.
- Released: 2006-11-14
- Runtime: 60 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
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1. Space Tourists 2006-01-12
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2. Waiting for a Heartbeat 2006-01-19
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3. A War on Science 2006-01-26
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4. The Lost City of New Orleans 2006-02-02
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5. Most of Our Universe Is Missing 2006-02-09
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6. Winning Gold in 2012 2006-03-18
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7. The Woman Who Thinks Like a Cow 2006-06-08
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8. The Genius Sperm Bank 2006-06-15
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9. Bye Bye Planet Pluto 2006-06-22
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10. We Love Cigarettes 2006-06-29
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11. Nuclear Nightmares 2006-07-13
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12. Tutankhamun's Fireball 2006-07-20
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13. Survivors Guide to Plane Crashes 2006-10-03
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14. Chimps are People Too 2006-10-10
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15. The Worlds First Face Transplant 2006-10-17
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16. Human v2.0 2006-10-24
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17. The Great Robot Race 2006-10-31
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18. Pandemic 2006-11-07
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19. We are the Aliens 2006-11-14
